Germany overnight stays, hospitality turnover and employment, monthly
Demand and activity in German tourism and hospitality: overnight stays by residents and visitors from abroad, real and nominal turnover in accommodation and food services, and the people employed in them.
| Indicator | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | |
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| Turnover4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real turnover, seasonally adjusted | 84.2 | 85.9 | 85.5 | 86.8 | 86.2 | 90.2 | 90.6 | 88.4 | 86.3 | 88 | 89.5 | 89 | 89.6 | 91.8 | 89.3 | 90.6 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.9 | 89 | 89.5 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 92.2 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 91.6 | 92.8 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 92.4 | 92.8 | 95 | 91.5 | 94.1 | 95.8 | ||
| Real turnover, unadjusted1 | 92.2 | 82.7 | 80.5 | 70.4 | 69.5 | 88.2 | 85.2 | 93.7 | 95.7 | 97.4 | 98 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 88.5 | 84.8 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 89.5 | 86.9 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 100.6 | 100.2 | 98.1 | 87.9 | 87.2 | 76.8 | 73.6 | 91.1 | 86 | 98.5 | 106.4 | 99.9 | 104.3 | 103.6 | ||
| Real turnover by branch (unadjusted)5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotels, inns and guesthouses | 105.1 | 90.3 | 87.3 | 76.6 | 71.6 | 94.7 | 94.9 | 113 | 115.2 | 107.8 | 108.3 | 110.6 | 109.7 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 76.9 | 73.5 | 95.8 | 98.1 | 110.5 | 121.3 | 111.4 | 112.6 | 116.2 | 108.3 | 95.3 | 93.5 | 80 | 74.1 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 113.2 | 125.3 | 109.3 | 111.8 | 115.6 | ||
| Holiday and other short-stay accommodation | 105.2 | 92.5 | 76.5 | 64.4 | 60.2 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 112.8 | 116.4 | 136 | 128.6 | 118.7 | 105.1 | 96.9 | 74.9 | 61.6 | 64.3 | 72.7 | 72 | 110.1 | 118.3 | 134.9 | 129.1 | 114.5 | 110.5 | 90.4 | 82.9 | 67.7 | 64.8 | 71 | 71.8 | 114.6 | 123.7 | 140.1 | 135.6 | 123.2 | ||
| Restaurants, cafés and snack bars | 90.2 | 81.6 | 79 | 68.4 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 82.4 | 86.8 | 87.4 | 98 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.6 | 88 | 85.1 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 91.5 | 84.1 | 89.4 | 91.1 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 98.4 | 88 | 88.6 | 77.6 | 74.9 | 94.8 | 84.3 | 97.1 | 101.8 | 102 | 107.5 | 102.1 | ||
| Event catering and other food services | 88.1 | 86.2 | 91.5 | 82.3 | 84.6 | 94.7 | 98.5 | 96.5 | 100.7 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 97.6 | 95.8 | 89.8 | 91.8 | 86.2 | 88.7 | 92.5 | 97.6 | 92.8 | 99.9 | 86.8 | 94.9 | 103 | 92.3 | 90.9 | 90.7 | 88.3 | 86.3 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 93.3 | 101.6 | 86 | 93.3 | 101.3 | ||
| Beverage-serving activities (bars) | 67.8 | 60.7 | 56.2 | 50.3 | 49.3 | 70 | 60.9 | 63.5 | 65.9 | 68.5 | 67.1 | 67.7 | 70.6 | 62.6 | 59 | 52 | 50.4 | 70.8 | 62.9 | 65.7 | 67.7 | 70.3 | 69.7 | 70.7 | 72.2 | 63.8 | 61.7 | 55.5 | 51.3 | 70.7 | 58.9 | 65.7 | 73.6 | 66.9 | 71.5 | 71.6 | ||
| Nominal turnover, seasonally adjusted | 128.7 | 131.4 | 130.1 | 130.8 | 129.7 | 130.5 | 130.3 | 127 | 124.1 | 125.5 | 127.2 | 126.1 | 129.1 | 129.5 | 125.7 | 127.6 | 127.9 | 127.6 | 127.9 | 123.6 | 124.3 | 124.2 | 125.8 | 127.3 | 124.6 | 124.6 | 124.8 | 125.4 | 123.3 | 124.6 | 125.1 | 124.9 | 127.6 | 122.3 | 126 | 127.6 | ||
| Nominal turnover, unadjusted | 141 | 126.2 | 121.9 | 105.6 | 104.1 | 127 | 122.3 | 135 | 138.7 | 139.1 | 139.7 | 137.6 | 141 | 124.5 | 118.8 | 102.9 | 102 | 124.5 | 120.7 | 130.8 | 138.9 | 137.6 | 138.7 | 139.2 | 134.8 | 120.2 | 118.2 | 103.3 | 98.4 | 123 | 116.3 | 133 | 143.8 | 133.7 | 140 | 138.9 | ||
| Employment5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotels, inns and guesthouses | 93.7 | 93 | 91.9 | 91 | 91.6 | 94.2 | 95 | 96.8 | 97.7 | 98 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 96.7 | 95.3 | 93.9 | 93.3 | 93.9 | 97 | 97.9 | 99.4 | 100.3 | 100.6 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 98.5 | 96.9 | 95.9 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 99.5 | 100.2 | 99.8 | 99.2 | 98.7 | ||
| Holiday and other short-stay accommodation | 109.1 | 107.5 | 103.7 | 101.2 | 102.1 | 103.4 | 106.2 | 110.7 | 110.9 | 112.1 | 111.4 | 111.8 | 109.5 | 108.2 | 103.1 | 101.3 | 102 | 104.7 | 106 | 111 | 111.1 | 113 | 112.5 | 110.8 | 109.8 | 107.6 | 106 | 100.7 | 100.5 | 101.9 | 104.2 | 107.2 | 108.5 | 108.9 | 108.9 | 107 | ||
| Restaurants, cafés and snack bars | 98.6 | 97.1 | 95 | 92.8 | 92.5 | 95.9 | 96.8 | 99 | 101.8 | 103.3 | 103.9 | 103.4 | 102.3 | 100.2 | 97.7 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 98.6 | 99.5 | 101.6 | 104 | 105.5 | 106.2 | 105.7 | 104.2 | 102.1 | 99.9 | 96.5 | 95.5 | 98.6 | 99.6 | 102.8 | 105.3 | 106.1 | 106.2 | 105.1 | ||
| Event catering and other food services | 99.4 | 98.6 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 98.4 | 101.2 | 101.3 | 102.4 | 102.1 | 102.5 | 102 | 101.7 | 101.2 | 99.5 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 101.3 | 100.9 | 101.2 | 101.1 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.1 | 101 | 100.4 | 99.1 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 101 | 100.5 | 101.4 | 101.5 | 100.4 | 99.9 | 100.3 | ||
| Beverage-serving activities (bars) | 85.2 | 82.5 | 78.9 | 77.6 | 77.2 | 81.7 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 85.2 | 86.6 | 85.9 | 88.1 | 87 | 83.7 | 80.4 | 79.1 | 79.7 | 84 | 84.8 | 85.2 | 89.6 | 87.2 | 88.8 | 90 | 88.7 | 85.6 | 80.6 | 79.1 | 79.8 | 85.6 | 85.4 | 86.2 | 90.1 | 88.8 | 89.8 | 90.5 | ||
| Overnight stays4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overnight stays, unadjusted | 48,803.9 | 49,080.8 | 39,322.4 | 33,423.6 | 27,640.9 | 25,449.7 | 31,954 | 32,132.8 | 45,735.1 | 48,484.8 | 59,367.4 | 56,625.8 | 50,364.1 | 47,397.1 | 40,783.9 | 32,549.8 | 26,809.2 | 25,207.2 | 30,931 | 32,165 | 45,385 | 48,117.5 | 59,025.4 | 57,348.2 | 48,627.3 | 48,792 | 36,936.9 | 35,463.5 | 28,143.4 | 25,096.4 | 29,914.3 | 30,788.2 | 44,442 | 49,522.5 | 57,125.7 | 56,893 | 49,418.1 | |
| Overnight stays, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 40,624.3 | 42,157.4 | 40,880 | 41,591.2 | 41,742.1 | 41,540.7 | 42,050.6 | 41,454.6 | 41,622.2 | 41,534.2 | 41,602.7 | 41,008.8 | 42,187.8 | 40,565 | 42,775.7 | 40,213.6 | 40,722.8 | 41,261.4 | 41,324.3 | 41,650.1 | 41,419.5 | 40,786.7 | 41,586.8 | 41,434.5 | 40,471.6 | 41,884.6 | 39,321.1 | 42,723.8 | 41,801.6 | 41,239 | 41,274.1 | 40,740.7 | 40,508.1 | 41,366.6 | 39,458.3 | 40,023.2 | 40,130.6 | |
| Overnight stays, trend-cycle component | 41,320.6 | 41,337.8 | 41,411 | 41,515.2 | 41,604.3 | 41,672.7 | 41,696.6 | 41,649.9 | 41,640 | 41,606.7 | 41,566.1 | 41,518.1 | 41,469.5 | 41,420.6 | 41,361.2 | 41,300.9 | 41,246 | 41,229.8 | 41,235 | 41,249 | 41,244.3 | 41,250.2 | 41,254 | 41,237 | 41,231.5 | 41,187.2 | 41,182.9 | 41,176.8 | 41,168.9 | 41,120.6 | 41,081.3 | 41,034.5 | 40,991.4 | 40,903.9 | 40,782.8 | 40,645.1 | 40,562 | |
| Overnight stays, change on a year earlier | -3.1 | 3.6 | -3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 3.6 | -2.9 | 10.4 | -8.2 | -4.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | -2.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 3.9 | -7.8 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 4.9 | -1.9 | 1 | 1 |
Latest reading
Real turnover, seasonally adjusted stood at 84.2 in May 2026. That is −2.0% from Apr 2026 and −6.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Mar 1997 to May 2026. Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis).
- Latest
- 84.2
- May 2026
- vs previous period
- −2.0%
- Apr 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −6.0%
About this data
Demand and activity in German tourism and hospitality: overnight stays by residents and visitors from abroad, real and nominal turnover in accommodation and food services, and the people employed in them. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt short-term statistics.
