Frequently Asked Questions

With this page we want to simplify the way to our homepage for you. The frequently asked questions on the Hamburg Tourism will be answered summarily. Furthermore, in each case you can find a link to more information on our homepage.


Touristic development

How do I get informed about the latest touristic development in Hamburg?

The Hamburg provincial state statistics office, Statistikamt Nord, publishes monthly accommodation statistics which you can download on our website. Here you will also find more information about the development of accomodation in Hamburg.
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How many overnight stays were registered in 2011 in Hamburg?

The Hamburg provincial state statistics office, Statistikamt Nord, registered 9.5 million commercial overnight stays in the Hanseatic city in 2011. Thus, the number of overnight stays in Hamburg increased by 6.5% in comparison with 2010.
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Number of tourists

How many tourists visited Hamburg in 2011?

In 2011, the Hamburg provincial state statistics office, Statistikamt Nord, registered more than 5 million arrivals in Hamburg from Germany and abroad. The number of private overnight stays and day trippers is not documented in this statistic.

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How many day trippers visit Hamburg every year?

In 2006, 111 million day trips were made to Hamburg. Among these day trips, 91 million were private day trips and 21 million day trips had business reasons. A survey commissioned by the HHT informs about the origin, age, expenses and other characteristics of day trippers in Hamburg. An overview of the results can be found on page 3 in the quarterly report of the touristic weather stations. 
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Turnover

What is the turnover of the tourism in Hamburg? 

Hamburgs day trippers and overnight guests generated 11 billion € gross turnover in Hamburg in 2009. You will find more information about the importance of tourism in Hamburg and its metropolitan area in our brochure "Economic factor tourism 2011" report. 
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Source markets

Which nations are the most present among Hamburg's tourists?

Beside the large domestic part of the commercial overnight stays in Hamburg (nearly 80%), Switzerland, Great Britain, Austria, Denmark, the United States of America and the Netherlands have to be mentioned as Hamburg's most important source markets. The monthly overnight statistics of the Hamburg provincial state statistics office, Statistikamt Nord, breaks down into the most important source markets. 
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Hamburg Airport

How many passengers pass Hamburg Airport per year?

In 2011, about 13.6 million passengers were registered at Hamburg Airport. The latest traffic figures are available for you to download every month.
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How important are the connections of the low cost carriers (LCC) for the Hamburg Tourism?

Beside new connections of traditional airlines, Hamburg becomes more and more attractive for low cost carriers. This is reflected as well via the increases in different markets of overnight stays.
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Relevant tourism institutions

How many visitors come to musicals, museums and other tourist institutions in Hamburg?

The development of relevant leisure infrastructure such as theatre, museums, swimming baths, river cruises or events in Hamburg is documented via the instrument of the touristic weather stations in quarterly and yearly reports.
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Which information are available about Hamburgs hotels, hostels and campsites?

Yearly facts with regards to the number of offered beds and also to the average occupancy of Hamburg's accommodation industry can be found in the official overnight statistic.
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What is the turnover generated by Hamburg's catering industry?

You can find out more about the catering industry's turnover and employees figures from the official catering statistics.
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Hotel projects in Hamburg

How do I get information about hotel projects in Hamburg?

You will find information with regards to currently opened hotels and also to scheduled hotel projects on our hotel projects webpage.

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