Sales in the Bavarian hospitality industry: signs of stagnating times!

Sales in the Bavarian hospitality industry: signs of stagnating times!

Bayern, Deutschland - The current figures in the Bavarian hospitality industry show a mixed picture: While the nominal sales in May 2025 rose by 3.2 % compared to the previous year, real sales recorded a decrease of 1.8 %. These statistical findings come from Samerberger Nachrichten , which have published the preliminary results of the Bavarian State Office for Statistics.

The trend in the area of accommodation is particularly striking, where nominal sales increase by 5.1 %, while real sales declined by 1.2 %. This means that the prices have risen that could not keep up the actual income in view of inflation. A similar picture is also shown in the catering: here the nominal sales increased by 1.9 %, but the real sales fell by 2.2 %. The number of employees in both areas is also declining: in accommodation by 2.5 % and 0.4 % in the catering trade.

A look at the overall market

In Germany, the accommodation industry has a long tradition that was characterized by steady growth until 2019. Data from Statista clarify that sales in the accommodation industry were around 33 billion euros and in 2020 drastically fell to only 18.5 billion euros.

with around 12,200 open hotels in July 2023 and over 173 million overnight stays in the previous year, the industry is on a way of recovery, even if the shortage of skilled workers and the declining interest in professions in the hospitality industry continues to be noticeable challenges. The number of employees in the accommodation industry increases slowly and was around 300,400 employees in 2023, but the cause of these uncertainties is often due to the stressful working environment and the insufficient remuneration. The average gross annual earnings in the accommodation industry is around 33,900 euros, which many perceive as inadequate.

help for the industry

An institution that is intensively committed to the interests of the hospitality is the Dehoga Federal Association. He is not only responsible for political lobbying, such as reducing VAT for gastronomy and accommodation services, but also offers practical support for entrepreneurs in the industry. They are particularly concerned about the training and further education of their members to counteract the shortage of skilled workers.

Through numerous advisory services and events such as the DEHOGA industry day, the association has already contributed significantly to the reduction of costs and to facilitate legal requirements. In recent years, dehoga has saved over 200 million euros in costs for members in the area of copyright law, which can be financially beneficial to many companies. These successes are a sign that despite all the challenges, the industry wants to find a way to stability.