Tourism boom in Frankfurt: Overnight stays rise significantly!

Tourism boom in Frankfurt: Overnight stays rise significantly!

Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland - In March 2025, the accommodation industry in Frankfurt am Main recorded a pleasant increase in the overnight guests and overall overnight stays compared to the same month last year. According to Rheinmainverlag , the city greeted a total of 509,271 overnight guests, which corresponds to an increase of 2.6 percent. The total number of overnight stays also rose to 899.196 and thus by 1.4 percent. Part of this increase was attributed to the ISH world leading trade fair, which attracted numerous international visitors.

In the meantime, the number of international guests rose to 166,203 (+ 0.6 percent) with 332,657 overnight stays (+ 0.8 percent). There was even greater growth among domestic guests: 343,068 (+ 3.5 percent) overnight a total of 566,540 times (+ 1.7 percent). Binnent tourism remains strong and makes up 60.4 percent of overnight stays, which shows how important local visitors are for the industry.

market analysis and overnight number

The average bed load was 43 percent, and the estimated room utilization was around 62 percent. The average length of stay of the guests was 1.80 days, which indicates a robust demand. With regard to international source markets, the United States in particular stands out with 140,410 overnight stays (+ 1.3 percent), while overnight stays from China and Great Britain decreased by 5.0 percent

Frankfurt as a tourism destination

Frankfurt am Main is not only the fifth largest city in Germany, but also an important international financial center and traffic junction in Europe. In 2023, the city's accommodation companies counted around 10.4 million guest accommodation, with the majority of guests found from Germany. Static data show that the city welcomed 2.1 million international guests, who spent a total of four million overnight stays in Frankfurt, such as Statista

A total of 281 accommodation companies are open in Frankfurt, of which 257 hotels with around 59,950 are available. The average bed load was 44.3 percent in 2023. Frankfurt is also often referred to as "Mainhattan", which indicates the impressive high -rise buildings in the city center. Ten large hotel projects are also planned by 2024, including a congress hotel from Steigenberger with more than 500 rooms.

The city is not only known for its business opportunities, but also for its extensive cultural offer and the recreational opportunities in the surrounding area, as in the Main-Taunus district. In view of the world -famous Frankfurt Book Fair and other trade fairs, Frankfurt remains one of the most important exhibition cities in Germany.