Jürgen Schmude is a tourism expert at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He criticizes the Germans, who, when on vacation, overlook things that they would otherwise keep a closer eye on.
"When it comes to sustainability when traveling, we behave schizophrenically," he says. Germans will spend more money on vacation in 2023 than ever before, according to a recent study by the Munich-based think tank, the Center for Tourism Research and Promotion (CTR). The study found that 50 to 80 percent of emissions when traveling are caused by transport, including air travel and road transport. The study also found that the majority of Germans prefer to travel to Spain and Italy than to other European countries, such as the UK and the U.S., than to France or Germany. The report was published in the German edition of Focus Online, which can be downloaded for free on the company’s website and in the UK edition for £4.99.