Overview

• Travellers whose hotel air conditioning fails can claim a daily price reduction of 10 to 20 percent under the Kempten travel defect table if the issue is not fixed promptly.
• Free cancellation is permitted only when wildfires make holiday trips no longer feasible in a holiday context, not merely when there is a general risk of fire.
• Package tour operators must secure and pay for replacement accommodation or transport in wildfire scenarios, whereas independent travellers must arrange alternatives and returns on their own.
• Only officially unpredictable dangers—such as German Foreign Office travel warnings—can trigger free cancellations under consumer protection law.
• The Auswärtiges Amt’s ‘Sicher Reisen’ app offers real-time alerts on extreme weather and safety updates for Germans travelling across Europe.