More guests, even more overnight stays: tourism figures in the Freising district are flourishing. The representative in the district office hopes to make the district more attractive for young people.
Freising
- Tourism is playing an increasingly important role in the Freising district - as an economic factor for the catering and hotel industry, but also for the municipalities and their supra-regional importance. District Administrator Helmut Petz and tourism officer Martina Mayer made this clear at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
Together they presented current projects and discussed developments in the areas of leisure and tourism. Accordingly, the slump in the number of guests and overnight stays during Corona was overcome. According to Mayer, for the fourth time we have “cracked the million mark” in terms of guest overnight stays. And guest arrivals are also back to pre-Corona levels. The trend is increasing, as Mayer predicted due to strong growth.
More and more overnight stays in the Freising district
Over a period of ten years, arrivals increased by 28.2 percent and overnight stays by over 40 percent. And this despite the fact that the number of overnight accommodations in the district has remained relatively the same since 2019. On the other hand, the number of beds available in the district has increased, from 6,800 to 8,000. Figures that give hope, especially since Freising has an unrivaled driving force with the “1,300 Years of Korbinian” anniversary. Petz said: “Here comes Hinz and Kunz, they are hordes.”
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And with the Diocesan Museum he created another crowd puller. “The ultimate hit – an unparalleled attractiveness factor!” Petz said he gets this confirmed again and again among his friends and acquaintances. On top of that. Mayer mentioned positive aspects such as the culture itself, historical city tours or events such as the Uferlos Festival and the Old Town Festival.
She found it remarkable that there were an above-average number of foreign guests compared to the rest of Germany, which is of course due to the airport. However, the majority of tourists come from Germany, two-thirds of them, as Mayer specified. Of course, the proximity to Munich, with its trade fair audience and Oktoberfest, plays a role in all of this. The southern communities in the district would also feel this.
“Fifty plus” tourists especially love the district
Overall, these are quite good conditions that, in Mayer's opinion, need to be used and expanded accordingly. With appropriate leisure activities and group trips. An area that should not be underestimated. Especially since most of the guests who visit the municipalities in the district tend to be older people. Mostly “fifty plus”, as the tourism officer stated. But it doesn't necessarily have to stay that way.
As examples of how more attention could be drawn among young people in the future, she cited the O2 Surftown MUC in Hallbergmoos as well as the Flystation and the black light mini golf adventure world in Neufahrn. Mayer sees great potential in the area of cycle tourism. In this context, the tourism officer referred to the “leisure bus with a bicycle trailer”. An attractive offer that also includes the hop region of Hallertau as well as the Isar and Amper valleys.
There are current brochures for both group trips and leisure buses. “Everything online – everything for download,” as Mayer assured. As far as social media is concerned, the tourism officer wants to pull out all the stops and increase her presence on Facebook and Instagram.
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: Further information can be found at www.tourismus-kreis-freising.de or www.freizeitbusse.de.