Economic Policy

A major port, the seat of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, home to Nivea and Montblanc, an Airbus production site, the birthplace of the German Federal Chancellors Angela Merkel and Helmut Schmidt, a metropolis by the water offering a high quality of life ... Hamburg is all this and so much more! download

Background and principal features of the Hamburg economy: industry, transport, trade, arbitration, banks and insurance companies, tourism. more

In recent years tourism has become an increasingly important industry in Hamburg. But for Hamburg to overtake Munich as Germany's number-two tourist destination, the city must better utilise its strengths and eliminate its weaknesses. more

The Hamburg Tourist Board was created on January 1, 1989 from the merger of Hamburg-Information GmbH (HI) and Fremdenverkehrszentrale Hamburg e.V. (FVZ). While HI had previously focused predominantly on core advertising and PR objectives for the City of Hamburg, the FVZ, an association with a current membership of over 1,100 representatives of the city's tourist sector, provided services to tourists once they arrived. external link

This presentation contains a selection of data about the port of Hamburg including handling of goods, trade partners and market share. more

The sector profile ”Passenger Transport in Hamburg– covers the most important facts about this industry, including local public transportation, taxi industry, bus transport, rail passenger transport, Hamburg airport, cruise shipping, travel agencies and tourism offerings. more

More information for economic success. more

The history of the airport, facts and figures, and the view of our Chamber of Commerce. more