Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Scenic view of the Bavarian Alps
With more than 133 million foreign visitors (2008) Germany is ranked as the 7th most visited travel destination worldwide. A total of 27.2 billion Euros is spent on travel and tourism, this is equivalent to 3.2% of Germany's GNP. [¹²³] The capital city of Berlin is currently ranked as the 8th most visited city worldwide. Including camping sites and accommodation with 9 or more beds, a total of 369.6 million overnights were spent in Germany during 2008, this includes 56.5 million nights by foreign visitors. More than 30% of Germans spend their holiday in their own country. which shows that Germans love to travel within their own country. [¹]
During 2008 the most visited federal states were:
- Bavaria with 76.91 million nights, followed by
- Baden-Württemberg 43.62 million nights and
- Lower-Saxony with 41.52 million nights.
The majority of foreign tourists came from the Netherlands with 9.69 million nights, the United States 4.45 million nights and the UK with 4.22 million nights. [¹]
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