Easter helps tourism to good start to the season

Although East this year quite spring, tourists flocked numerous to Überlingen. The tourism industry hopes for a successful year.
Comfortably stroll along the lake, drinking coffee in the sun or enjoy on the steps at the landing place an ice: The Überlinger promenade was over the Easter holidays again popular destination for locals and visitors. "Even if we do not have any concrete figures, the overall impression is quite positive," says Ann-Christine Biesinger of the spa and tourism Überlingen GmbH (KUT). So the rush at the Tourist Information during the long weekend was very large. The first signals confirm the hotel operator and owner had turned out very positive. "Of course, we are optimistic for the season," says Biesinger.
That was not necessarily to be expected. "Normally an early Easter is not so good for business," said the Kut-Marketing Manager. Unlike Pentecost and the summer holidays, for people often well in advance to plan their holiday, the Easter business was dependent on a large number of spontaneous travelers. If the resurrection hard fall early in the calendar, there is a danger that many tourists again prefer skiing in the mountains the getaway on Lake Constance. "Since then has been the weather play and since we really had this year luck."That the business but is not mandatory dependent on the weather, the sales showed in Eisparadies on landing place. Although the sun on Saturday and on Monday significantly more burning, the crowd was there, according to the operators, on Sunday at its greatest.Unlike that looked on the lake. The Easter Saturday was clearly the best day, probably even better than last year again, "says Thomas Held from shipping operations hero. This was confirmed by Joseph Siebler, spokesman for the Bodensee (BSB). Alone on Saturday were around 10 000 passengers with the White Fleet on the go. Seen on the whole Easter weekend, it was over the previous year about 5,000 passengers more.In smaller dimensions because thinks Thomas Held, for its operation, Easter business is of great importance. "Especially the holidays are very important to us. Since we are a large part of the annual business, "said Thomas Held. With some care why he looks ahead also because not only Easter, but also the Ascension and Pentecost, come quite early this year. "For us, it means a longer dry spell until the summer, we have to overcome."