Not via the WZ code: class 56.10 groups them together. Narrowing down via the company name is only an approximation. We tell you before making an offer what can be achieved for your selection.
I 55 · I 56 · N 79
Restaurants, pubs, cafés, snack bars, caterers, hotels, guesthouses, campsites as well as travel agencies and tour operators – for beverage and food suppliers, kitchen equipment, point-of-sale providers and laundries.
250,611 businesses in Germany according to Destatis, business register, GENESIS table 52111-0010 (reference year 2024, table updated 21 September 2026). Divisions 55 accommodation (49,274), 56 food and beverage service (189,947) and 79 travel agencies and tour operators (11,390) combined. We quote the size, contact coverage and price of your export on request.
Hospitality is section I of the classification and has exactly two divisions: accommodation and food and beverage service. Travel agencies and tour operators statistically belong to other business services (division 79); we include them here because they are of interest to the same suppliers.
The official titles are unusually specific. Class 56.10 is called “restaurants, inns, snack bars, cafés, ice cream parlours and the like” and does not separate the kebab stand from the Michelin-starred restaurant.
| WZ 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 55.1 | Hotels, inns and guesthouses | traditional accommodation with a reception |
| 55.2 | Holiday and other short-stay accommodation | holiday flats and houses, youth hostels |
| 55.3 | Camping grounds | a group of its own without further breakdown |
| 56.1 | Restaurants, inns, snack bars, cafés, ice cream parlours and the like | no finer official breakdown by cuisine or concept |
| 56.2 | Event catering and other food service activities | event caterers (56.21), canteen operators |
| 56.3 | Beverage serving activities | bars, pubs, nightclubs |
| 79.1 | Travel agency and tour operator activities | travel agencies 79.11, tour operators 79.12 |
There is no nationwide, publicly accessible directory for hospitality. That sets the industry apart from the liberal professions or financial intermediation.
These 15 columns are included.
The commercial register lists the operating company, not the restaurant. “Zur Post Gastronomie GmbH” may run the “Alte Post” inn – or three venues with completely different names. If you send letters, you should know whether you are writing to the venue or the operator.
Conversely, one record per company means that chains and hotel groups only appear at the company’s registered office. The individual venues of a chain are not separate records.
When the operator changes, the name of the venue often stays the same while the company, phone number and contact person change. Ask about the data status date before you print a mailing.
We supply restaurants with coffee and machines and are looking for businesses in classes 56.10 and 55.10 in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein with a phone number. Snack bars probably cannot be separated – please tell us what the selection looks like without that separation and how recent the data is.
Use cases
Route planning for the field sales team by postcode and district.
A letter with a trade fair invitation or demo appointment to businesses in a city.
Hotels and guesthouses in the catchment area for linen rental and building cleaning.
An overview of accommodation businesses in a region for partner programmes.
Questions
Not via the WZ code: class 56.10 groups them together. Narrowing down via the company name is only an approximation. We tell you before making an offer what can be achieved for your selection.
Private landlords are not businesses in the sense of the list. Commercial providers in group 55.2 are included insofar as they appear in the dataset’s sources.
We do not quote a reliable rate because we have no verified figure for it. What counts is the data status date, which we state with every offer.
250,611 businesses in Germany according to Destatis, business register, GENESIS table 52111-0010 (reference year 2024, table updated 21 September 2026). Divisions 55 accommodation (49,274), 56 food and beverage service (189,947) and 79 travel agencies and tour operators (11,390) combined. This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (§ 7 UWG): questions about all industries.