5.9.2019. Camping and mobile home tourism are not only on Trend, they have also become a relevant pillar of tourism in Germany. So around 14 billion euros in annual gross sales in the camping segment is generated, half of them by motorhome tourism.
The beneficiaries, especially the rural areas, the camping tourism is aimed, to a large extent is. Here he is in the face of few Alternatives, a significant economic factor that guarantees many people a livelihood.
The continued positive development of the motorhome tourism requires, according to the ADAC, that it remains affordable and without bureaucratic hurdles to life. “The conditions must be right for this close-to-nature Form of tourism can continue to develop so positively. Therefore, the necessary political will need to be choices,” said ADAC Vice President for tourism Kurt Heinen at the first forum “motorhome pitches – quo vadis” at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf.
Due to driving bans threatened due to urban nitrogen oxide pollution in the ADAC exception suggests rules for travel mobile. Anyway are classified according to a survey of the caravanning industry Association Germany, only five per cent of the total stock of camping vehicles worse than Euro 5, and would be affected by access restrictions.
To make it easier for younger people to get started, the ADAC for a Europe-wide extension of the B-driving license for motorhomes to 4.25 tonnes. Motorhome with B-driver license starting in 1999, may only drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight. In comfort and safety with in the last few years, significantly more weight.
The ADAC speaks out against the introduction of new hurdles and constraints in the provision of motorhome pitches. These are pure places and not have to conform to the Standard of campsites.