Book early for the best places: Alpine huts are fully booked!

Book early for the best places: Alpine huts are fully booked!

Bayern, Deutschland - The huts of the German Alpine Club (DAV) recorded a real rush of reservations at the beginning of the hiking season. The weekends and holidays are particularly affected. The DAV spokeswoman Miriam Roth reports that the booking figures have increased noticeably and that many huts are fully booked for weekends up to one year in advance. This makes it difficult to find a place to find a place. The demand for overnight stays in the huts has already exceeded the level before corona pandemic.

In 2023, over 937,000 nights in the DAV huts were recorded, which represents a considerable increase compared to 890,000 in 2018 and 923,000 in 2019. The multi -day tours in particular are enjoying growing popularity, while more and more people are discovering hiking and natural break in the mountains.

book early is worth it

The online booking system "Hut Reservation" makes it considerably easier to reserve the huts. However, it is advised to carefully keep an eye on the cancellation deadlines, as places can be released again at short notice. The DAV recommends booking early and choosing less frequented periods, about weekdays outside of vacation. This strategy could help realize the dream of staying in the mountains.

The Rotwandhaus attracts over 1,000 hikers, especially on sunny weekends, which impressively documents the popularity of the huts. After a decline during pandemic, the booking figures have now increased continuously, and the trend towards outdoor activities and mountain sports remains unbroken. So if you want to relax in the mountains, you should plan and reserve immediately so as not to go empty.

Rheinpfalz reports the need for early bookings. In contrast, tz.de the increasing number of overnight stays and the unbroken trend towards the mountain tours.