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 Sources of Information for preparation 

"Post-industrial societies are literally saturated with tourist culture, which originates from increasingly widespread and intensive channels of information, so that motivation and anticipation are now packed with meanings that would have been impossible to note 15 years ago."
(Parrinello 1993)

Information channels have increased from

the traditional forms of travelogues, guidebooks, travel tales of friends

to films, TV programs including special travel channels

to virtual reality (Internet)

with new developments still ahead (f.i. mobile phone real-time pictures instead of printed postcards)

 Some examples from DZT website / Guide books / tourism science books:

http://www.germany-tourism.de/

 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/germany/index.htm

"Germany has a lack of domestic attractions. The climate is not good for summer sun holidays and there is a relative lack of stylish coastal resorts and picturesque cities." (Swarbrooke/Horner 1999, p. 41)

"Unlike Austria or Switzerland, Germany lacks a welldefined tourist image." (Boniface/Cooper 2001, p. 149)

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