Angesichts zahlreicher Krisen können Unternehmen in der Freizeitbranche dazu beitragen, die Stimmung zu heben, indem sie unterhaltsame Erlebnisse anbieten, die zum Beispiel Nostalgie hervorrufen oder soziale Verbindungen fördern.
Silvia Hondt – Senior Research Analyst
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- What you need to know
- Opportunities
- Market size & forecast
- Germans' demand for sweet leisure escapes will fuel short-term market growth
- Outlook
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OPPORTUNITIES
- Leverage increasing participation levels amidst ongoing crises
- Indulgence needed in ongoing tough times
- Pack leisure activities with fun to contrast gloomy times
- Be inspired by brands focusing on celebration to combat bad mood…
- …with McDonald's celebrating Big-Rösti time…
- …and Heineken celebrating nights in
- Cater to key users in challenging times
- Focus on providing value beyond cost
- Make the bargain hunt more fun
- Embrace health as an additional choice factor
- Urban Sports heralds the era of wellbeing
- Unlock premiumisation with a focus on new experiences
- Embrace new technologies to find new ground
- Get ready for tech to play a bigger role in shaping leisure choices
- Bring digital content to the real world
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CONSUMER
- Participation in out-of-home leisure activities
- Participation across different activities is on the rise
- Graph 1: leisure activities participated in – NET, 2023, 2024
- Germans are seeking a sweet escape…
- …and brands can engage them in mood-boosting activities
- Graph 2: feeling like most people in Germany are in a bad mood at the moment, 2024
- Increasing variety in out-of-home leisure activities
- Well-off consumers are driving growth
- Cater to new and existing target groups
- Choice factors for out-of-home leisure activities
- Economic challenges drive demand for affordable activities…
- Graph 3: choice factors for out-of-home leisure activities, 2024
- …among less well-off consumers
- Combine low price with additional choice factors
- Expand reach with holistic health
- Peloton taps into the power of community…
- …and McFit launched its new holistic concept
- Help consumers improve mental health…
- …and be aware of the role of gender in social health
- Promote premium activities to well-off consumers
- Health brands: tap into premium activities…
- …to keep consumers engaged
- Barriers towards out-of-home leisure activities
- Cost as a barrier
- Graph 4: barriers to participate in (more) leisure activities, 2024
- Engaged participants struggle with limited time…
- …and Europa Park helps them enjoy their limited time in a relaxed way
- Don't forget to serve the underserved
- Participation in in-home leisure activities
- In-home leisure activity participation remains steady
- Graph 5: participation in in-home leisure activities, 2023, 2024
- Make in-home events more interactive…
- …and cater to the demand for nostalgic moments
- Engage younger generations in exciting in-home activities
- Behaviours towards leisure activities
- Stay ahead of lifestyle trends
- Graph 6: behaviours towards lifestyle and leisure activities, 2024
- Help leisure participants convey a healthy lifestyle in social settings
- Tech adoption in leisure…
- Graph 7: behaviour towards 'I have searched for out-of-home leisure activities using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool in the last 12 months', by generation, 2024
- Graph 8: agreement with 'the use of new technologies makes out-of-home leisure activities more appealing to me', by generation, 2024
- …is key to target younger generations
- Be inspired by Sandbox VR expanding throughout Germany
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MARKET
- Market drivers
- Inflation has eased…
- …but Germans face ongoing price increases for leisure activities
- Graph 9: consumer price index, by leisure categories, 2024
- Financial confidence in 2025 remains unstable
- Well-off Germans can be expected to spend more on leisure
- Graph 10: planning to spend more money on leisure activities out of home in the next 12 months compared to the last 12, by financial situation, 2024
- Health remains consumers' priority…
- Graph 11: top three goals for 2025, 2024
- …and more Germans say their mental wellbeing has improved
- Graph 12: change in overall mental wellbeing compared to a year ago, 2022, 2024
- Consumers have learnt to cope with the polycrisis
- Gen AI adoption is growing fast
- Graph 13: having used selected technologies before, 2023-24
- Tech implementations can create excitement…
- …and uncertainties
- Market size
- Rising prices continue to fuel market growth
- Market segmentation
- Rising prices drive growth across most categories…
- …with foodservice at the top
- Market growth across different categories…
- …with mixed results in the cultural and entertainment sector
- Market forecast
- Germans' demand for sweet leisure escapes will fuel short-term market growth
- Germans will remain cautious spenders short term
- Brands can emphasise health to encourage spending mid-term
- Tech x leisure as the new normal long-term
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APPENDIX
- Report scope and definitions
- Market definition
- Generations
- Abbreviations
- Methodology – consumer research
- Consumer research methodology
- A note on language
- TURF analysis methodology
- TURF analysis – "Which of the following would make you choose one out-of-home leisure activity over another?"
- Methodology – market size and forecast
- Forecast methodology
- Forecast methodology – fan chart
- Market size – value
- Market forecast and prediction intervals – value
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