Easter bonfires, egg hunts on the beach or in the spa park, concerts and other events - the holiday resorts in Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are preparing for the upcoming Easter holidays and vacations.
The booking situation between the North Sea and Baltic Sea, Harz and Heide is good to very good this year, according to a survey by the German Press Agency.
April 4th is the first day of vacation in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen.
The other federal states will follow from April 9th and 14th respectively.
In the holiday resorts in the northernmost federal state, the booking situation for the Easter holidays is good to very good, according to the Schleswig-Holstein GmbH tourism agency.
"But there is still free capacity, especially in the inland regions between the coasts," said Managing Director Bettina Bunge.
Presumably because of the changeable Corona situation, guests booked a little more hesitantly.
"The trends towards short-term bookings and longer stays continue."
Hesitation because of Corona situation
According to a spokeswoman for Föhr Touristik, the occupancy rate on the island of Föhr is currently only almost 50 percent.
"Since the booking behavior of many guests has changed due to the pandemic towards short-term bookings, we assume that demand will continue to increase in the coming weeks." On Amrum, the occupancy rate during the Easter holidays is almost at the level of previous years , but capacities are still free.
In Grömitz on the Baltic Sea, about 80 percent of the accommodations that are in the contingent of the tourism service are fully booked over the Easter days.
In bookings for Easter, the Bay of Lübeck recorded a slight increase compared to the pre-Corona year 2019. In Heiligenhafen, it is foreseeable that many guests will come to the village at Easter.
However, there is still capacity here.
There are still some free capacities on Fehmarn for Easter.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the corona pandemic and the consequences of the war in Ukraine are clouding the expectations of tourism professionals at Easter.
But it is also clear that people want to travel, said Tobias Woitendorf, Managing Director of the State Tourism Association.
Many quarters are already well booked at the moment.
"It is unclear how the so-called hotspot regulations will be implemented in the north-east."
Holidays are looking for nature
On the Lower Saxony North Sea coast, Die Nordsee GmbH, a tourism association for several coastal bathing resorts, reports high demand.
“We are pleased about a consistently positive booking situation over Easter.
We are already registering an occupancy rate of between 80 and 90 percent, and the trend is rising,” said Managing Director Sonja Janßen.
The booking situation is very good, reports Wiebke Leverenz from Ostfriesland Tourismus GmbH in Leer.
"We sense that people want to get out and enjoy the fresh air."
On the East Frisian Islands, the situation varies from island to island.
"Some are already very well booked, while others report reluctance to book due to Corona," said Marc Klinke, Marketing Director of Ostfriesische Insel GmbH.