Germany Tourism News

Volkswagen launches WeShare car rental service in Berlin
Volkswagen has made a first move into e-mobility with the public launch of its WeShare operation in Berlin. The service will offer a fleet of 1,500 e-Golfs, with 500 e-up! cars to be added in a few months.

Germany launches Summer Cities campaign to UK travellers
Urban beaches and beautiful beer gardens, inner city surfing, hot sultry evenings in the coolest bars, street parties that last until dawn – welcome to summer in German cities.

Hertz launches new Kollektion 7 to luxury travellers in Germany
Hertz Europe has unveiled Kollektion 7 - Made in Germany, a new collection of seven prestige vehicles celebrating luxury German marques and engineering expertise. Launching at Frankfurt Airport, the new collection includes prestige vehicles from top German brands: BMW, Mercedes Benz and Porsche.

Fraser Suites Hamburg opens to first guests in north Germany
Frasers Hospitality has launched Fraser Suites Hamburg, Germany. Fraser Suites Hamburg occupies the historic Oberfinanzdirektion, a listed building dating back to 1907 located in the prime area of Rödingsmarkt.

ATM 2019: Germany to showcase tourism offering in Dubai
The German National Tourist Board has announced it will be showcasing a range of key destinations at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The GCC is Germany’s third-largest non-European source market behind China and the United States.

Breaking Travel News investigates: Rügen, Germany
For German travellers the island of Rügen is the centre a booming hospitality industry. To British travellers, it is virtually unknown. As the Baltic destination seeks to grow its international audience, Breaking Travel News editor, Chris O’Toole, here visits to shed some light on what guests can expect to find

Breaking Travel News investigates: Prora, Germany
With a surge in interest in ‘dark tourism’ sweeping the travel industry, Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole here visits Prora, on the holiday island of Rügen in the north-east of Germany to discover more about its disturbing past

ITB Berlin: Leipzig breaks visitor figure records
Volker Bremer, director of Leipzig Tourism & Marketing, anticipates continued growth, particularly as 2019 holds an exciting event calendar for the city.

ITB Berlin: UK & Ireland remains key source market for German tourism
With an increase of four per cent in overnight stays, the German National Tourist Office UK & Ireland has retained its position as the third most important European source market for the destination in 2018.

Leipzig Tourism Board recruits new UK public relations company
The Leipzig Tourism Board has appointed specialist travel PR agency, Lemongrass Marketing, to manage their UK and Irish public relations. Lemongrass Marketing will be responsible for all strategic leisure and MICE communications in the region, with immediate effect.

Hampton by Hilton Frankfurt Airport welcomes first guests
The new hotel is the perfect base for travellers flying to and from Frankfurt to almost 300 destinations via 106 airlines, making it one of the world’s largest and best-connected airports.

flybmi to launch new Munich connection in April
The new route provides business and leisure travellers in the north of England with a convenient link to Bavaria’s capital city; a key business destination and a cultural hot spot, ideal for short breaks.