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Camping tourism in Saxony: June celebrated as a record month!
Saxony recorded a 21.3% increase in overnight stays in camping in June 2023. However, the summer was changeable.
Camping tourism in Saxony: June celebrated as a record month!
The campsites in Saxony were at the center of a lot of activity this season - although not without hurdles, but still with some bright spots. How Sächsische.de reports, June was a thoroughly successful month for operators in the Free State. The number of overnight stays shot up by 21.3 percent compared to the previous year with 187,795 overnight stays counted as a result of the beautiful weather, the Whitsun holidays and the start of the summer holidays. A real “top month” for camping tourism!
But that's not all: in Upper Lusatia there was an increase of over 30 percent, while Saxon Switzerland recorded an increase of 22.7 percent. The increase was particularly pleasing in Dresden at over 51 percent and even in the Chemnitz-Zwickau region, where the number of overnight stays rose by an impressive 74.7 percent.
Changeable through the summer
However, the summer itself was characterized by changeable weather. The spokeswoman for the state tourism association noted that both May and July attracted fewer visitors. Only around 124,000 overnight stays were counted in May, which corresponds to a decline of 31 percent compared to the previous year. In July there were still 216,000 overnight stays, which represents a decrease of 8.5 percent compared to the previous year.
Whistles at the Bad Sonnenland campsite in Moritzburg caused a noticeable decline in guests. Managing director René Dreier from Seecamping Zittauer Gebirge was able to report stable visitor numbers, although he also recorded a slight decline. A bright spot remains the increase in mobile home parking spaces and an increase in guests from the Czech Republic and Poland.
A look ahead to the next few years
However, camping tourism in Saxony continues to grow. Loud Blick.de 1.08 million overnight stays are forecast in the Saxony area for 2024. In addition, an additional boom in visitors was expected in the Chemnitz region as the city was named European Capital of Culture 2025.
Overall, the season shows that the campsites in Saxony are able to face the challenges of the market. Despite rising wage and energy costs and a delayed start to the season due to weather-related factors, the outlook for camping tourism remains positive. Statistics and trend analyzes promise lively development in the future.
There is something on the site for anyone interested Statistics Saxony provides a comprehensive database on accommodation figures and camping tourism in Saxony, which provides regularly updated information that provides a precise insight into the development of the sector.