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Rust Tops HolidayCheck’s New Ranking of Germany’s 2024 Tourism Hotspots

A guests‑per‑resident analysis using 2024 official data highlights post‑pandemic shifts toward small resort towns with single major draws.

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Berlin ist natürlich auch ein Touristen-Magnet
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Overview

  • HolidayCheck evaluated more than 2,000 municipalities with at least 5,000 residents, comparing 2024 guests per inhabitant with 2022 to measure tourism density shifts.
  • Rust leads with 198.32 guests per resident, followed by Binz (75.16) and Heringsdorf (69.90), reflecting the pull of Europapark and Baltic seaside resorts.
  • Oberding ranks fourth at 66.84 guests per resident, with coverage attributing the surge to hotels near Munich Airport and airport‑area bookings.
  • Oberstdorf places in the top ten at 43.55 guests per resident, while Oberammergau records the steepest decline versus 2022 with about seven fewer guests per resident.
  • Bavaria’s average rises to 3.04 guests per resident (up 0.48 since 2022), Munich reaches 6.14 and ranks second to Frankfurt among big cities, and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern leads states at 4.9.