Tourism industry in the capital region
With its central location in Europe, the city offers companies in the tourism industry outstanding potential for development.
Until the Corona pandemic 2020, the number of overnight stays in Berlin increased like hardly any other metropolis. In 2019 it was over 34 million - a record result! With an annual turnover of around 11.5 billion Euro and around 235,000 full-time employees, the tourism industry was one of the city’s most important economic sectors.
In 2020, the German capital recorded a pandemic-related decrease in visitors of around two thirds. Nevertheless, Berlin has firmly established itself among the top three of the most popular European city trip destinations and was able to hold third place in 2020 after London and Paris.
Associations and institutions in Berlin
- Alliance of Independent Travel Businesses
(Allianz selbständiger Reiseunternehmen Bundesverband e.V.) - German Tourism Industry Association
(Bundesverband der Deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft e.V.) - German National Tourist Board
(Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus - DZT) - German Travel Association
(Deutscher Reise Verband - DRV) - German Tourism Association
(Deutscher Tourismusverband e.V. - DTV) - German Association of Hotels and Inns
(Hotel und Gaststättenverband Berlin e.V.) - German Hotel Association
(Hotelverband Deutschland - IHA) - IATA International Air Transport Association
Training and professional development
- German Seminar for Tourism
(Deutsches Seminar für Tourismus Berlin - DSFT) - Institute for Tourism and Development
(Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung) - Willy-Scharnow Institute of Tourism
(Willy-Scharnow-Institut für Tourismus)
