Facts in German Coach Market

Facts German Coach Market

Company characteristics

• private coach companies: 4,700
• Employees in Coach Companies: 79,000
• Drivers: 44,000

Core coach tourism data

• coach holidays (of more than 5 days duration): 5.6 million
• short coach holidays (from 2 - 4 days duration): 12- 15 million
• occasional trips (day trips, school and club outings): 80 million
• Average length of coach holiday: 9.8 days

Development of the market and of coach holiday offers

• Travel programmes are increasingly more flexible and the density of programme elements is being loosened up
• Timing is being optimised via use of alternative modes of transport such as planes
• Offers are being targeted to specific clienteles
• Demand for combined offers such as coach and ship tours is stable
• City and round trips are enjoying strong demand

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