In recent years, revenue development in the German accommodation industry showed steady growth, with the exception of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Currently there are around 48,400 open and running accommodation establishments in Germany, with roughly 450.8 million overnight stays recorded in 2022. The share of overnight stays completed by guests from abroad is highest in hotels. Large cities in particular profit from this development. In 2021, roughly four million foreign guests spent the night in Berlin. In total, the accommodation establishments in the German capital counted around 14 million overnight stays that year. With around 173.2 million hotel overnight stays in 2022, it is is so far the most used type of accommodation in Germany. Hotels with 30 to 99 beds were most common on the German hotel market.
As many other industries, while German accommodation is still recovering from pandemic travel restrictions, it is also contending with additional current challenges, such as rising energy costs and inflation.