Cherry blossom in Bonn
Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 22.5 ″ N , 7 ° 5 ′ 33.5 ″ E
The cherry blossom in Bonn is an annual event in the federal city of Bonn .
history
In the course of a district redevelopment, Bonn's old town was planted with the Japanese cherry blossom in the 1980s . The cherry blossom in Bonn achieved international fame after it appeared on the Facebook page "Places to see before you die". There has been no official cherry blossom festival since 2017 because residents complained about the rush.
tourism
Tourismus & Congress GmbH Bonn recorded 579 overnight stays by Japanese visitors in April 2015, an increase of 84%. During the heyday, European trips are now making targeted stops in Bonn. Since the flowering period can vary from year to year, the T&C communicates the exact date in advance to the tour operators in China and Japan. The number of regional visitors has also increased significantly.
People from all over the world, mostly Chinese and Japanese tourists, travel to Bonn to see the “Prunus serrulata” (Japanese cherry blossoms). With increasing popularity, the festival also attracts many visitors from Spain, Italy and the Netherlands to Bonn's old town.
In 2017, the number of arrivals and overnight stays rose again during the cherry blossom season. In April, a fifth of all visitors came from Asia .
Web links
- Cherry blossom on the website of the city of Bonn
- Cherry blossom on the T&C website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cherry blossom in Bonn . Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Judith Nikula and Nicolas Ottersbach: Cherry blossom attracts thousands of visitors to the old town. In: General Anzeiger . April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Heike Mund: "It's magic!": The cherry blossom in Bonn attracts tourists. In: Deutsche Welle . April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Claudia Garbers: A dream in pink. In: General Anzeiger . April 16, 2016, accessed April 17, 2018 .