The Tourism Sales Climate Index – January 2021
New year, new optimism - already towards the end of 2020, the Tourism Sales Climate Index recorded a slight upward trend. This trend is now continuing at the beginning of 2021. After last year caused immense damage, especially in the travel sector... read more
19.01.2021
The Tourism Sales Climate Index – November 2020
While "lockdown light" and numerous risk areas are depressing the mood in travel sales in November 2020, the progress in the development of a vaccine, the persistent German desire to travel as well as the testing of new test concepts are raising... read more
18.11.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in July 2020
Although the summer holidays started in almost all federal states in July and the Germans' desire to travel is slowly returning, the Tourism Sales Climate Index is still far below the previous year's level. Nevertheless, a slight upward trend can... read more
21.07.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in June 2020
Despite further easing of the corona measures throughout Germany and the lifting of travel warnings and border closures for European countries, which have been foreseeable for some time, the mood in travel sales remains clouded. Although the Tourism... read more
17.06.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in May 2020
Despite initial easing of the corona measures, the current mood in travel distribution remains highly negative. As in the last two months, the Sales Climate Index is still at an all-time low. Dr. Fried & Partner has been recording the mood at... read more
19.05.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in April 2020
The current situation in Germany and worldwide influences the sales climate in tourism more than in almost any other industry. In April 2020, the Sales Climate Index falls to its lowest point since its inception. All travel agencies surveyed assess... read more
22.04.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in March 2020
The great uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 virus is also reflected in the figures of the monthly Dr. Fried & Partner Tourism Sales Climate Index. For 15 years, this index has been recording the mood at the counter with regard to the current... read more
17.03.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in February 2020
Since 2005, Dr. Fried & Partner has been collecting the monthly tourism sales climate index for you, which serves as an early indicator for the future development of sales of travel services. After the travel agencies had already started the... read more
18.02.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index in January 2020
The tourism year 2018/2019 closes with a two percent increase in turnover and overall the industry seems satisfied to have concluded 2019 well despite insolvencies and the climate debate. The question now is how the year 2020 will develop. Since... read more
21.01.2020
The Tourism Sales Climate Index December 2019
The pre-Christmas period is perceived by many as stressful and between all the Christmas celebrations and general errands, some people find it difficult to find time to prepare for the holidays. Travel agencies' assessment of the current situation... read more
17.12.2019
The Tourism Sales Climate Index – November 2019
In contrast to the previous month, Dr. Fried & Partner's Tourism Sales Climate Index again showed positive trends. The participating travel agencies are confident about both the current and future situation. Current situation 33.9% of the... read more
19.11.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index October 2019
The tourism sales climate index of Dr. Fried & Partner depicts a negative trend in October. On the one hand, the reason for this can be found in the fact that a slight decline in sentiment was regularly recorded in October over the past few... read more
15.10.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index September 2019
Even though travel agencies continue to perceive the 2019 booking year as weaker than the previous year, the slight upward trend in sentiment is continuing. Positive trends continue to emerge for September. On the one hand, the current booking... read more
17.09.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index August 2019
After cautious optimism among travel agencies last month, the tourism sales climate index of Dr. Fried & Partner also shows a positive trend in August. Both in their assessment of the current situation and with regard to expectations in terms of... read more
20.08.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index – July 2019
Finally! – This has probably been the thought of more than one travel agent in July. In the travel agencies, cautious optimism is shown with regard to the current booking situation. However, the expectations towards the coming months remain... read more
16.07.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index – June 2019
The entire industry is hoping for a last-minute year. So far, 2019 has not been able to keep up with the very positive estimates from the previous year, but at least with regard to the current situation, some travel agencies appear to become more... read more
18.06.2019
The Tourism Sales Climate Index – May 2019
The mood among travel agencies remains depressed in May 2019 as well - the tourism sales climate index of Dr. Fried & Partner continues to fall this month. Cautious optimism can only be seen in the assessment of the future earnings situation in... read more
21.05.2019
The Tourism Sales Climate Index – March 2019
The mood in travel sales was rather negative at the beginning of the year but mow optimism is showing up in March. Travel agencies think more positively about the current situation than in the previous month and expectations for the coming months... read more
20.03.2019
The Tourism Sales Climate Index – February 2019
The bumpy start in 2019, which was already apparent in the January Tourist Sales Climate Index, is now continuing in February. Travel agencies are assessing the current situation and the future situation more critically than in the previous month... read more
20.02.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index – January 2019
The year 2018 showed an overall very positive balance in the tourism sales climate index but sales started with a subdued mood in 2019. Nevertheless, a slightly increasing proportion of travel agencies regard the current booking situation as good... read more
31.01.2019
Tourism Sales Climate Index November 2018
The tourism sales climate index also remains above the previous year's level in November. The reason for this is mainly the positive assessment of the current situation in the distribution of travel services in travel agencies. With regard to the... read more
21.11.2018
Tourism Sales Climate Index October 2018
Autumn is slowly catching on in Germany - and with the falling temperatures, the Tourism Sales Climate Index is also falling slightly. Nevertheless, it remains at a high level. After the tourist sales climate index has reached above-average... read more
29.10.2018
Tourism Sales Climate Index September 2018
In September 2018, the Tourism Sales Climate Index is once again showing a positive trend. While expectations for the coming months remain subdued, the evaluation of the current situation increases noticeably. In particular, the developments... read more
24.09.2018
Tourism Sales Climate Index August 2018
The Tourism Sales Climate Index for August 2018 continues to show a declining mood in travel agencies. Both the assessment of the current situation and expectations for the coming months are slightly more negative than in the previous month... read more
24.08.2018
Tourism Sales Climate Index July 2018
After the Tourism Sales Climate Index has continued to outperform above average levels in recent months, the curve is slowly returning to "normal" levels. Expectations for the coming months remain positive. In July 2018, a total of 148 travel... read more
18.07.2018
Tourism Sales Climate Index June 2018
The survey participants are mostly medium-sized travel agencies who were interviewed regarding the sale of leisure travel. Since January 2018, there is no longer a separation between in-store and online sales, these data are cumulated due to the... read more
01.06.2018