Düsseldorf Schedules 50 Percent Increase in Rhine River Cruise Stops

March 25, 2011 on 9:30 am | In Austria, Cruise Boats, Czech, France, Germany | Comments Off

The number of river cruises to include Düsseldorf, Germany, as a new stop is expected to increase by 50 percent this year.

Bookings of Düsseldorf city tours by river cruise operators have increased steadily by about 20 percent annually over the past years, reports Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourism GmbH, the visitors and convention bureau of the city of Düsseldorf.

“Direct access to the city center, the tourist appeal of the city, and extraordinary festivals and events right on the Rhine are main reasons for the growing importance of Düsseldorf as a new component in cruise itineraries,” said Düsseldorf Mayor Dirk Elbers at the 45th ITB in Berlin (March 9 to 13), a trade show for the tourism industry.

River cruises were featured as a new focus of the city’s tourism marketing at ITB as new kinds of river cruises mirror the popularity and success of sea cruises and attract new consumers to the cruise market.

In addition to the established market of 50-plus travelers, who make up about two-thirds of river cruisers, many younger people are discovering the appeal of river cruises, especially those with themes such as wellness, yoga, golf, and other sports.

“Düsseldorf is more popular than ever,” Elbers said, referring to the current record numbers, especially in foreign tourism.

In 2010, visitors booked 3.6 million hotel nights, more than ever before.

The number of foreign visitors to Düsseldorf increased by 17 percent and hotel stays by foreign visitors now make up about 40 percent of all booked nights. The national average is 15 percent.

Düsseldorf International Airport, Germany’s third largest, offers several non-stop flights from U.S. and Canadian cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Ft. Myers, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, Toronto, San Francisco and Vancouver. For more information about the airport, visit www.fly2dus.com.  For more information about Düsseldorf,

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