Tourism in Cochem-Zeller Land: a review and new perspectives!

Cochem-Zell verzeichnet im Tourismus einen Rückgang bei Übernachtungen und Gästen aufgrund von Moselhochwasser. Aktuelle Statistiken zeigen jedoch insgesamt einen Anstieg in Rheinland-Pfalz.
In tourism, Cochem-Zell has a decline in overnight stays and guests due to Moselle floods. However, current statistics show an increase in Rhineland-Palatinate. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Tourism in Cochem-Zeller Land: a review and new perspectives!

in the district of Cochem-Zell, one of the leading tourism regions in Rhineland-Palatinate, the guests and overnight stays in the past year changed significantly compared to the previous year. According to the Rhein-Zeitung there was a decline, which was due to several factors, among other things the devastating Moselle flood Pentecost. Despite these challenges, there is a ray of hope in the Rhineland-Palatinate-wide trend, where a slight increase in the guest and overnight stays was recorded.

The Situation in the Moselle Saar region, which also includes Cochem-Zell, remains tense. Railments in the categories mentioned had to be accepted here compared to the previous year. The decline in guests and overnight stays was particularly pronounced, which also burdens the economic basis of this region.

tourism numbers in detail

kochem-zell.de received a total of 613.190 guests in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 6.2 percent compared to the previous year. The number of overnight stays also increased by 5.7 percent to 1,998,290.

Although these numbers appear similarly positive, both the guest and overnight number are in comparison to the values ​​of 2019, the last year before the corona pandemic. In comparison, these were 6.2 percent fewer guests and 3.3 percent fewer overnight stays.

Special features of Cochem-Zeller Tourismus

An outstanding feature of the district is the average length of stay of the guests, which is 3.3 days and thus above the national average of 2.6 days. In addition, Cochem-Zell has the highest number of foreign guests in Rhineland-Palatinate, with 194,958 foreign guests, which corresponds to an increase of 15.1 percent. The overnight stays of foreign guests also rose by 15.1 percent to 687.128.

In comparison to the other regions in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Moselle-Saar region has the highest declines. According to information from Statistics Rhineland-Pfalz Guests and 5.5 percent affect the overnight stays.

The challenges that the district of Cochem-Zell must master are multifaceted. Despite the positive developments in other regions such as the Palatinate, where the number of guests could increase by 1.3 percent, Cochem-Zell remains challenged to find innovative solutions in order to stabilize and promote tourism. The positive development in other parts of Rhineland-Palatinate shows that there are opportunities even in times of crisis to increase the attractiveness of the regions.

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