Overview
- Preliminary LSN data report 15.8 million guests and 46.9 million overnight stays in 2025, marking a record after five consecutive years of growth.
- Compared with 2024, arrivals increased 2.6% and overnight stays 1.8%, exceeding 2019 benchmarks by 2.5% and 1.5% respectively.
- Camping overnights rose 5.5% year over year and holiday homes and apartments gained 2.4%, with Lower Saxony maintaining fourth place nationally.
- Roughly two thirds of stays occurred along the North Sea coast and East Frisian Islands and in Lüneburger Heide, Grafschaft Bentheim, Emsland and Osnabrücker Land, and the islands posted a 6.0‑day average stay.
- International overnights edged up 1.0% from 2024 but remained 4.2% below 2019, led by the Netherlands, Denmark and Poland with the strongest gains from Spain and Italy, as the economy minister praised the rebound as encouraging for small and medium‑sized businesses.