Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology. Tourism in Bavaria. Data Facts Figures.

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1 Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology Tourism in Bavaria Data Facts Figures As of: April

2 Country and population Total area Highest elevation Largest lake 70,550 square kilometres, of which 49.2 % is agricultural land and 35.1 % wooded areas in Bavaria and Germany: Zugspitze (2,962 metres) Chiemsee in Upper Bavaria (79.9 sq. km) altogether over 1,600 lakes and groups of lakes (minimum size 3 hectares) 2 National parks Bavarian Forest National Park Berchtesgaden Alpine and National Park 18 Nature parks Total area (including the 2 National Parks) 22,900 sq. km, which is 32.5 % of Bavaria s state territory and 23.1 % of the area of the Nature Parks in the whole of Germany Administrative areas (proportion of total area) Upper Bavaria 25 % Upper Palatinate 14 % Middle Franconia 10 % Swabia 14 % Population 12.7 mill. (as of 2015) Density of population 180 people per sq. km. Cultural attractions Lower Bavaria 15 % Upper Franconia 10 % Lower Franconia 12 % Bavaria has a rich cultural heritage (historic towns, monuments, churches). It offers a wide range of cultural attractions such as 46 state owned castles and residences (over 5 mill. visitors in 2015), numerous theatres and opera houses and more than 1,350 art collections and museums (20 mill. visitors in 2015)

3 Tourism in Bavaria Economic factor Supply Expenses of tourists in Bavaria (p.a.) Inhabitants in Bavaria whose income is totally dependent on tourism Bavaria s part in touristic value added in Germany over 31 billion over 560,000 people 18.5 % Hotel and catering industry Accommodation capacity (2015) Holiday on the Farm Camping sites 40,444 hotels and catering establishments 353,905 employees 13.4 bn. turnover 12,276 accommodation establishments with 10 or more beds incl. campsites (23.6 % of Germany s total) 556,036 guest beds (19.7 % of Germany s total) of these 39.1 % 14.5 % 12.8 % 12.2 % 6.4 % 6.4 % 8.6 % in hotels in bed and breakfast hotels in guesthouses in holiday houses and flats in pensions in rest and holiday homes, training hostels others about 5,000 establishments with round 11 mill. overnight stays (2015) 431 statistically recorded tourist sites with round 38,500 pitches for holiday camping and over 5 mill. overnight stays (2015)

4 Bed occupancy on average 42.5 % Duration of stays on average 2.6 days Overnight stays 2015 in addition round 9.2 mill mill. in establishments with 10 or more beds incl. campsites (20.2 % of Germany s total; 19.9 % of foreigners) of these 37.3 mill mill mill mill. of these 63.7 mill mill. of these 11.8 mill. 8.5 mill. 2.4 mill mill. 9.7 mill mill. of these 27.4 mill mill mill. in Upper Bavaria in East Bavaria (Lower Bavaria, Upper Palatinate) in Franconia in Swabia in 71 bavarian districts in the 25 bavarian cities in mineral- and moor spas in curative climatic health resorts in Kneipp health resorts in climatic health resorts in holiday resorts in other communities in regions with great urban agglomeration in frontier and mostly structurally weak regions in other countrified regions in establishments with less than 10 beds in graded tourist resorts Published by: Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology Picture credits: BAYERN TOURISMUS Marketing GMBH

5 Graded tourist resorts in addition 360 State-recognised health and holiday resorts meet especially high standards (as of 2016) 47 spas and health resorts of these climatic health resorts 233 holiday resorts are spas state-owned spas Kneipp spas Schroth spa Kneipp health resorts curative climatic health 10 mineral spring and mud spa establishments Demand Guest arrivals mill. in establishments with 10 or more beds incl. campsites (20.5 % of Germany s total) in addition round 1.5 mill. in establishments with less than 10 beds in graded tourist resorts Countries of origin of the foreign guests 2015 Netherland 9.2 % Austria 9.1 % USA 8.9 % Switzerland 7.9 % Italy 7.6 % United Kingdom 6.2 % China 5.2 % France 3.5 % Arab Gulf States 3.0 % others 39.4 %

6 Associations BAYERN TOURISMUS Marketing GmbH Arabellastr. 17 D Munich Phone Fax Tourist Board of Upper Bavaria-Munich Balanstr. 57 D Munich Phone Fax Tourist Board of East Bavaria Im Gewerbepark D 04 D Regensburg Phone Fax info@ostbayern-tourismus.de Tourist Board of Franconia Wilhelminenstr. 6 D Nuremberg Phone Fax info@frankentourismus.de Tourist Assn. of Allgäu/ Bavarian Swabia Schießgrabenstr. 14 D Augsburg Phone Fax info@tvabs.de Bavarian Spa Assn. Rathausstr. 6 8 D Bad Füssing Phone Fax info@gesundes-bayern.de Bavarian Hotel and Catering Assn. Türken Str. 7 D Munich Phone Fax info@dehoga-bayern.de Landesverband Bauernhof- und Landurlaub Bayern e. V. Max-Joseph-Str. 7a D Munich Phone Fax info@bauernhof-urlaub.com Camping in Bayern Service & Marketing GmbH Im Tal 13 D Pottenstein Phone Fax info@camping-in-bayern.info BAYERN I DIREKT is your direct link to the Bavarian State Government. By telephone or by at direkt@bayern.de you can receive information material and brochures, information about current topics and internet sources as well as details for authorities, relevant offices and points of contact within the Bavarian State Government.