10 Random German Travel Facts
Two weeks from today I will be attending a Sri Lankan wedding in London at the Gherkin. Then the following months, I will be spending a few days in Nottingham with our son, our summer holidays will take us to the U.S.A for a family event, and in September I’m back to London for 24 hours for our daughter. Yes, we do travel a lot.
Here are the random facts I have gathered.
Air Traffic:
* In 2012, Germany’s air traffic carried 23.5 million passengers on domestic flights.
* Air traffic among Germany’s 27 biggest airports has gone up 19% since 2003.
* Air traffic for international flights has increased by 65% in ten years.
* The busiest airports are Munich, Berlin-Tegel, and Frankfurt.
Frankfurt Airport:
* Frankfurt Airport was awarded the Air Cargo Excellence Award 2013 for Europe.
Travel Spending:
* In 2011, Germans spent 60.7 billion euro on vacationing in foreign countries.
* In 2012, women spent 1.648 euro on traveling, while men spent 1.947 euro on average.
Accommodation in Germany:
* In 2012, Germany registered 407 million lodgings. This is the first time ever for lodgings to have passed the 400 million mark.
- Frankfurt Airport
Travel destinations:
* In 2012, the biggest increase in German tourism went to the Azores with 28.9%.
* In 2011, Germans took 40 million trips with most of them heading to Spain, Italy, and Turkey.
…Passenger to Frankfurt. (Masterpiece Edition)