Berlin in summer 2025: Hotels half full, young tourists flock!

Berlin in summer 2025: Hotels half full, young tourists flock!

Berlin, Deutschland - Berlin shows its most lively side in the summer of 2025. The lively hustle and bustle of young people in the streets of the capital is particularly striking, while tourism is still on the upper. In the past few weeks, the city's hotel rooms were well filled, although not entirely fully booked, which in Berlin underlines the attractiveness of Berlin as a travel destination. The Berlin tourism reports a positive development: in June 2023, the average utilization of the hotels in the city was 81.4 percent. The price-performance ratio was rated internationally as well, although the average daily rate for a hotel room of 132.89 euros in June 2023 rose to 157.03 euros in June 2024. This price increase is partially attributed to the upcoming European Football Championship 2024, which has influenced the demand.

Gerrit Buchhorn, the general manager of Dehoga Berlin, reports on a slight improvement in the utilization, although the level has not yet been reached compared to 2019, the last year before the corona pandemic. Especially during the school holidays in Italy, Spain and France, international guests are moving to Berlin. In 2024, the city caught impressive 30.6 million overnight stays, which has been the first increase since 2019. According to Hotelinide , the proportion of international guests could be increased to 42 %, with most of most from the UK and the Northern come.

A look at the Berlin hotel market

The hotel market in the capital is considered modern and creative. Individuality and sustainability are particularly popular. With over 730 accommodation companies, Berlin is the fourth largest hotel city in Europe, London, Paris and Istanbul. Tourism has established itself as an important industry, which then employs 11 % of the Berlin population. In 2024, sales of 16.9 billion euros were generated. The large operating profit per available room rose by 2 % and the operating costs have dropped by impressive 23 %, while wage costs have risen by 10 %.

In 2024, proud 12.7 million guests in the city - an increase of 5.2 %. Particularly noteworthy are visitors from China and India, which also recorded an increase in their overnight stays. Both national and international travelers prefer to arrive by train - more than half of German guests and 41 % of international guests opt for this more environmentally friendly transport.

The most popular reasons for a stay in Berlin are the numerous sights and the diverse art and cultural offerings. The average age of the visitors is 40.3 years, which is younger than the German average. These demographic trends also continue in the behavior of the guests: a fifth books his stay at short notice, usually within a week before the trip, which underlines the dynamics of the Berlin hotel market.