First time going to Mosel and it was just a day trip but like so damn beautiful. But before living hear I didn’t know all these amazing places were in Germany? Why isn’t it better advertised about how beautiful Germany can be?

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  1. Because we are afraid of our own country. Advertising how beautiful it is here is saying somethin nice about Germany publicly and we don’t do that here

  2. Germany is the 8th most visited country in the world with 39 Million visitors a year (2018). We have plenty of tourism, but you’re right that Germany is still underrated in that regard. I think that’s because we don’t like to brag about or praise our own country since doing this has a bitter taste to it

  3. We do advertise this, quite a lot actually. just not with huge nation wide ad campaigns (because those are way to costly for what local tourism actually earns in profits).
    Pretty sure that at least half of all germans know that there’s lots of nature stuff to explore.

  4. It’s less about a lack of advertising than a lack of coordinated advertising. Federalism strikes again. Every federal state does its own thing, if even that and it isn’t down to individual cities and regions. Frankly, I’m fine with that. Tourism needs rethinking in the age of the climate crisis anyway. Unpopular opinion, I’m sure, but there you go. If you got resources to waste on travelling for no compelling reason, what exactly is the justification for flying to some far away holiday destination? Especially when there’s plenty of natural beauty to be discovered just about everywhere. Which you should absolutely do, but in a responsible manner, please. Leave no trace and stick to established paths and trails, when you’re not knowledgeable about what to avoid when to not disturb the local wildlife.

  5. Germany does have a lot of tourism, but I get your point. For many people, Germany does not even come into consideration as a tourism destination. Having lived in the UK for example, most people I knew had not been to Germany, outside Berlin or Munich (often just for Oktoberfest).

    I think maybe Germany lacks a “tentpole” tourism destination to put it on the map for people. It doesn’t have the *best* mountains, the *best* seaside, the *best* food, the *best* old ruins, the *best* global city (although certainly Berlin is becoming thought of in those terms), it’s not the cheapest destination either. It also has a fairly recent horrific past, which still brings with it stereotypes for many people. In short, it doesn’t have an effective “narrative”, a “story”, to sell it as a tourism powerhouse. Maybe just as importantly, it doesn’t **need** to rely on tourism in the way some neighbouring nations do.

  6. I live in a really beautiful village, actually a river island, and since the pandemic its been “discovered” by tourists and now you can’t leave your house when the weather is nice because the world and his dog are out here walking. It’s become a real nuisance.

  9. One reason I’m only doing family-vacations in Germany in the last years, is to show my son how beautiful our own country can be, cause I think a lot of people dont even consider to make vacation in their “own” country anymore

  10. I think, Germany is only attractive to people living nearby. The attraction is too similar to other famous cities surrounding it such as Vienna or Prague. If I only had 1-2 weeks of vacation in Europe, I would not visit Germany. I would instead visit Prague, Italy, Spain, Turkey or Greece so that I could taste different kind of Europe.

  11. We don’t need to advertise because the people who will appreciate the beauty of this country will come on their own.

  13. Shhhhhhh. We (Americans) own a house on the Mosel that we stay in ~1 month a year and rent as a guesthouse the other six months of tourist season. We’re at 90% capacity all season long with Germans, Dutch and Belgians — mostly a retiree crowd. Not a big tourist draw from outside that area, but that’s fine with us, since the local character doesn’t have to change to accommodate a big global tourist industry. September-October are the best months of the year with the grape harvest and wine festivals in every village. We travel quite a bit, and haven’t found a place we’d rather have a second home. Winter can be a little dreary, but it’s the price you pay to have incredible seasonal beauty the other 9 months of the year. Our German relatives live 1.5 hours away and had never visited before we got our place there.

  17. I’m just pissed off that I can finally go on a weekend trip to a place like this and it’s nothing but goddamn rain. And ofc the weather is spectacular on the weekdays.

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