Closer, Shorter, Cheaper: How Sustainable Is This Trend?

Abstract

The average German’s current approach towards travelling can be described in the following way: Closer, shorter, cheaper – the main thing is: getting away from home. Especially during times of crisis most of the German’s saving behaviour is threefold: Staying in their home country for the holidays is becoming more popular, the length of each trip is becoming shorter and less money is being spent at the destination. But before they have to end up spending the best weeks of the year on their balcony many travellers prefer a modest holiday. The holidays are still very important to the Germans and they prefer to cut expenditure on other things, for instance weekend activities or electronic devices.