Overview

• Hotels, guesthouses and campsites counted 3.63 million guests and 8.93 million overnight stays from January to June, a 2.6% year‑on‑year decline.
• The Chemnitz/Zwickau region attracted roughly 269,000 guests in the half year, an increase of 9.4% compared with 2024.
• Chemnitz recorded nearly 20% more overnight stays, driven in part by international demand that rose 23.4% with 31,000 additional foreign visitors.
• Saxony’s tourism minister Barbara Klepsch said the results underscore culture’s role in stimulating travel, pointing to the European Capital of Culture 2025 effect.
• The Ore Mountains region also benefited from the Chemnitz program, partially offsetting softer results elsewhere in the state.