As a travel destination, Germany has never been more popular. With tourist numbers forecast to rise for an eighth consecutive year, what is the country doing right to account for its thriving visitor numbers?
A major motorway in northeast Germany collapsed in September leading to it being completely shut down. With repairs set to last until 2021, the area's thriving tourist industry is getting nervous.
Chinese tourists are big spenders and with the numbers visiting Europe set to soar by nearly 70 percent over the next five years, the countries of the Old Continent are rolling out the red carpet to make the guests feel welcome.
A new survey by the market research company GfK shows that a majority of Germans think the parts of the world where people don't greet you with a “Guten Tag” are scary and insecure places.
When Stephanie Marcello and her family returned to the airport after their holiday in Munich, they were left confused and angry by the 'intimidating' way ticket collectors pressed them into paying a €120 fine.
At a unique zoo in Hesse, visitors can get up close and personal with deadly reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators. But on Thursday a court judge denied the zoo's appeal to be allowed to continue with these practices for children.
It’s been less than a year since the opening of the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg's most recent large-scale project, but the elaborate concert venue has clearly been a big hit already.
With the world's biggest beer festival just around the corner, it's easy to forget what else the city of Munich has to offer, aside from endless beer tents.*
The German town of Peenemuende,
population 250, has no school, no supermarket and none of the refugees who have streamed into the country in the last two years.
A European ranking released in 2015 showed that Germany had one of the highest numbers of 'excellent' lakes and rivers for swimming, so The Local picked out some of the best places to take a dip in Germany this summer.
Going beyond the big cities like Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, we delve deeper into the German hinterland to find some of its undiscovered gems. From quaint medieval towns to breathtaking natural beauty, Germany's got it all.
It has no royal family, Eiffel Tower or Big Ben, but that does not stop Germany being home to some of the tackiest souvenirs lining Europe's tourist trail.
Medical tourism has grown into a healthy
travel sector as people shop beyond their borders for everything from dental
work to plastic surgery, say experts at Berlin's ITB travel fair.
As every English tourist knows, Germans will do anything it takes to put their towel on the beach first. Now they've gone one further and brought their bed to the sand.
A celebratory band played Thursday as a cruise liner docked in the port of Tunis for the first time since a March 2015 jihadist attack killed 21 tourists in the capital.
Germans love the great outdoors and the country has a wealth of options for excitement-packed weekend getaways to inject a bit of thrill into a summer stay-cation. The Local picks a few favourites.
UPDATE: The German language institute confirmed on Monday that the German woman killed in the Ivory Coast terror attack was the director at the Goethe Institute in the area.
A Chinese family went to the police in desperation after losing a wallet containing thousands of euros in cash as well as their travel documents – only to be presented with a welcome surprise in double-quick time.
The remains of 10 Germans killed in a suicide attack blamed on the Islamic State (IS) group in the Turkish city of Istanbul were flown home on Saturday.
