Where
German Travelers are Headed in 2010
HotelsCombined.de
Reports the Top Ten Domestic and International Cities Germany Residents are
Traveling to in 2010
Berlin, Germany, 18
March 2010 –- HotelsCombined – the
world’s leading hotel search engine – reports the top 10 domestic and
international travel destinations for Germany residents in 2010. Statistics are
based on the Web site’s current booking leads for the upcoming year. Berlin and
Hamburg top the list for domestic destinations while New York and London rank
highest for international destinations.
|
Top
10 Domestic Destinations for German Travelers in 2010
|
|
City
|
Average
Room
Rate
|
Average
Night
Stay
|
Percent
of
Domestic
Travel
|
Total
Hotels on HotelsCombined.de
|
|
1.
Berlin
|
€ 80
|
2.5
|
8.2%
|
922
|
|
2.
Hamburg
|
€ 81
|
2.1
|
6.0%
|
364
|
|
3.
Munich
|
€ 88
|
2.2
|
4.3%
|
414
|
|
4.
Frankfurt
am Main
|
€ 75
|
1.9
|
2.1%
|
252
|
|
5.
Cologne
|
€ 91
|
2.1
|
1.1%
|
384
|
|
6.
Dresden
|
€ 78
|
2.5
|
1.0%
|
194
|
|
7.
Leipzig
|
€ 68
|
1.9
|
0.6%
|
111
|
|
8.
Düsseldorf
|
€ 82
|
2.2
|
0.4%
|
257
|
|
9.
Stuttgart
|
€ 86
|
1.9
|
0.4%
|
160
|
|
10.
Nuremberg
|
€ 72
|
1.7
|
0.3%
|
150
|
|
Top
10 International Destinations for German Travelers in 2010
|
|
City
|
Average
Room
Rate
|
Average
Night
Stay
|
Percent
of
International
Travel
|
Total
Hotels on HotelsCombined.de
|
|
1.
New York
|
€ 116
|
5.1
|
5.1%
|
608
|
|
2.
London
|
€ 90
|
3.5
|
4.0%
|
1,437
|
|
3.
Bangkok
|
€ 52
|
3.6
|
3.1%
|
560
|
|
4.
Dubai
|
€ 125
|
5.1
|
2.4%
|
407
|
|
5.
Paris
|
€ 99
|
2.9
|
2.2%
|
1,740
|
|
6.
Prague
|
€ 68
|
2.6
|
1.8%
|
785
|
|
7.
Vienna
|
€ 84
|
2.9
|
1.3%
|
436
|
|
8.
Rome
|
€ 91
|
3.7
|
1.2%
|
2,023
|
|
9.
Amsterdam
|
€ 93
|
2.5
|
1.1%
|
397
|
|
10.
Barcelona
|
€ 92
|
3.7
|
1.1%
|
797
|
The largest
metropolitan cities in Germany and around the world rank at the top of these
lists, and travelers find the largest variety of hotel deals in these cities on
HotelsCombined.de. In Berlin alone,
travelers choose from 922 hotels on HotelsCombined.de,
and in London, 1,437 hotels are available to choose from.
Berlin, Germany’s
number one destination for meetings and conventions is also the number one HotelsCombined.de destination for
German travelers in 2010. According to the Berlin Tourismus Marketing, the
number of visitors and events in Berlin continues to increase, an indicator
that the global economy is on the rise.
New York City ranks
as the number one international destination, indicating that a high average
room rate does not deter Germans from visiting this city consistently ranked
the number one travel destination worldwide.
Of the top 10
international destinations, seven of those cities are within Europe, indicating
a strong desire among Germans to stay close to home.
One of the most
budget friendly cities (Bangkok) and one of the highest cost destinations
(Dubai) are both within the top five international destinations. HotelsCombined
General Manager Michael Doubinski comments, “This indicates German
travelers focus travel choices on the unique experience and not on the overall
cost. However, due to the continually increasing number of visitors to our
site, travelers are definitely still interested in hotel deals, and they can
find both budget and luxury options at HotelsCombined.de.”
HotelsCombined is the world’s leading
hotel search engine, with a database of more than 200,000 hotels from 195
countries. The site streamlines the largest amount of real-time international
hotel deals into one simple and efficient format, aggregating prices from
prominent online travel agents and hotel chains, including Expedia.de,
Booking.de, Travelocity.de, FastBooking.de, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Hilton
Hotels, Carlson Hotels and Choice Hotels. For more information or to find
unbeatable hotel deals, visit www.HotelsCombined.de.
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