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Vacation spots expect a rush for the autumn break

2021-10-10T15:42:57.935Z


The travel mood apparently persists: After almost no free bed was available in many holiday destinations in Lower Saxony in the summer, tourism associations are now reporting a high occupancy rate for the autumn holidays as well. Where is there still accommodation?


The travel mood apparently persists: After almost no free bed was available in many holiday destinations in Lower Saxony in the summer, tourism associations are now reporting a high occupancy rate for the autumn holidays as well.

Where is there still accommodation?

Goslar / Lüneburg / Borkum - The sustained upswing in tourism in Lower Saxony will probably continue into autumn after a well-booked summer season. For the upcoming autumn holidays, the Lower Saxony tourist resorts on the coast, on the islands, in the Harz Mountains and in the Lüneburg Heath await numerous guests. The booking situation in the holiday regions is extremely good, as a survey by the German Press Agency of tourism associations revealed. There are still vacancies - but if you want to travel at short notice, you shouldn't wait too long with bookings, they said.

On the North Sea coast and on the East Frisian Islands, tourism companies, hoteliers and vacation rental owners are looking forward to the extension of a summer season that started late after the corona lockdown but was well booked.

Holiday destinations on the coast, which belong to the tourism association Die Nordsee GmbH, recorded a consistently positive booking situation, said Sonja Janßen from the marketing company: “During the autumn holidays in Lower Saxony, we are talking about an occupancy rate of 90 percent.

It is similar with the autumn holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia. "

The autumn holidays in Lower Saxony will start next weekend (October 16/17), in North Rhine-Westphalia, where many holidaymakers traditionally come to Lower Saxony from, the holidays already began this weekend.

The ferries to the East Frisian Islands were therefore mostly fully booked over the weekend. There were a total of 19 connections on Saturday from Norddeich to Norderney, on Sunday there were 16 ferries. All departures for car traffic were booked out, but nobody was left standing, said a dispatcher from the shipping company Norden-Frisia on Sunday. Passenger transport was also well booked.

The ferries from Harlesiel to Wangerooge were also fully occupied on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday there were even three additional trips, said a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn. Only in the evening hours of Sunday were there a few tickets. Also on the ferries from the mainland to Borkum there were hardly any free places at the weekend. "At the beginning of the holiday, the ferries were booked very well, the catamaran connections were even partially booked," said Corina Habben, spokeswoman for the Ems AG.

On Norderney, the demand for free beds is high until well into November, said Wolfgang Lübben from the state spa. Many guests have some catching up to do and are particularly looking for the quieter time on the island. "In comparison, there are relatively few vacancies compared to the demand, so we recommend not looking for accommodation at the last minute," said Lübben. At the beginning of the autumn holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia, around 90 percent of the accommodations on Wangerooge will again be booked out, as Rieka Beewen from the spa administration announced. "Even after the end of the autumn vacation, the inquiries for the months of November and December keep increasing."

The Lüneburg Heath is almost fully booked for the Indian Summer.

“60 to 70 of the 1,500 companies still have vacant beds,” said Ulrich von dem Bruch, managing director of Lüneburger Heide GmbH.

“It's getting tight.

All in all, it looks better than last year. ”The trend towards hiking holidays continues, the Harburg Mountains near Hamburg and the Lüßwald in the Südheide towards Celle are particularly popular because of the changing color of the forests in autumn.

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Vacant accommodation can be found on the Heide GmbH homepage: "There are tips up to half an hour before arrival," emphasized von dem Bruch.

In addition to the 17 amusement parks, the focus is on a family hiking program with concepts such as the fairytale hike.

The Harz Tourism Association is also optimistic about the upcoming autumn.

"The booking numbers are good," said a spokeswoman for the association.

In addition to hotels, she also expressly meant gastronomy and leisure activities.

The positive trend can be seen across the board in the Harz region.

Concrete figures are not yet available.

But: "The cities are already well filled before the autumn holidays in the densely populated federal states."

The vacationers' caution and skepticism would subside.

"The visitors trust our hygiene concepts," said the Harz spokeswoman.

Many would now catch up on trips and excursions.

There is still enough accommodation for last-minute travelers.

However, vacationers should be flexible with the type of accommodation and destination.

dpa

Source: merkur

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