Saxony promotes hiking trails: new opportunities for tourism and community!
Saxony promotes hiking trails: new opportunities for tourism and community!
On May 14, 2025, Barbara Klepsch, the Minister of Tourism of Saxony, announced significant funding for hiking trails. These initiatives aim to strengthen tourism and promote social cohesion in the regions. According to MDR enables the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to grant funding for various projects, to experience nature together on hiking paths.
The announcements by Minister Klepsch are part of a more comprehensive strategy for improving tourism in Saxony. On April 29, 2025, she presented the first "action plan 2025", which is based on the tourism Saxony, which was adopted last year. This plan defines annual measures that serve to strengthen the Saxon tourism strategy. The "Constant Tourism Advisory Board for the Free State of Saxony" decided in its first session, as the Saxon government reported.
measures in the action plan 2025
In the action plan, specific measures are set to improve tourism in Saxony. The planned priorities include the revision of the funding program for all-year tourism and a study on bike tourism, the results of which will be presented at the "Bike Summit" next September. The support of Saxon health resorts in marketing predicates and sustainability is also part of the plan. The continuation of the “Saxony Barrier-Frei” project and the further development of the hiking and pilgrim academy in Saxony are also on the agenda.
- revision of the funding program for all -year tourism
- study on bike tourism, results presented in September
- Support of the Saxon health resorts
- Conception of a tourist data dashboard
- Continuation of the “Saxony barrier -free” project
- Development of the hiking and pilgrim academy in Saxony
- Tourist development of the three Saxon World Heritage Sites
- further development of the Leipzig New Zealand and the Lusatian Lake Land
The minister emphasized that the activities are in line with the projects that have already been completed. This includes studies on the attractiveness of Saxony as a travel destination, campaigns on quality of life and tourism as well as recommendations for guest tax in communities. The aim is to position Saxony as a leading country in bike tourism and to continue to pursue the focus on all -year tourism, skilled workers development, destination marketing and digitization.
With these measures, Saxony shows a clear strategy for promoting tourism and improving the tourist infrastructure, which benefits both visitors and the locals. Visitors should be able to establish a deeper connection to the Saxon nature and culture through the newly designed hiking trails and the diverse leisure opportunities.| Details | |
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