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Germans Slash Winter Travel Plans Amid Spending Cuts

12/17/2025

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A YouGov survey, commissioned by DPA, shows Germans cutting winter travel and leisure.
About 15% plan to cut holiday plans and leisure activities, and 25% will spend less in restaurants.
Despite this, 51% will maintain their usual winter leisure spending.
Notably, 81% do not plan any winter holiday.
The spending decline could affect neighboring countries' hospitality sector, where Germans were a large share of last winter guests.

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A YouGov survey, commissioned by DPA, shows Germans cutting winter travel and leisure.
About 15% plan to cut holiday plans and leisure activities, and 25% will spend less in restaurants.
Despite this, 51% will maintain their usual winter leisure spending.
Notably, 81% do not plan any winter holiday.
The spending decline could affect neighboring countries' hospitality sector, where Germans were a large share of last winter guests.