The problems have been recognised, but there is no power to act

Politics INSIDE Berlin: Column by Frank Tetzel

Kolumne Politik Inside Berlin Frank Tetzel / c Aron Marinelli, unsplash

The 2026 BTW Tourism Summit got off to a bold start, but politically, nothing has come of it. / © Aron Marinelli, unsplash

22.5.2026

The Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) has just made a move with its Tourism Summit 2026. But not into a new world, just into new formats. Yet the more pointed speeches and crisis-related topics have been followed by nothing: no budget, no destination strategy, no political will to implement.

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Frank Tetzel

writes about sustainability, international politics, but also about the development of cities and the topic of tourism and the hotel industry. He is also well-connected in political Berlin.

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