U.S., Feb. 27 -- The first case of Coronavirus in North-Rhine Westphalia was circulated at the Cologne carnival. How will this affect travel and tourism to the City with the famous cathedral in 2020?

Cologne as a travel destination has achieved another record high in the number of overnight stays. According to IT.NRW, 3.83 million visitors came to Cologne in the tourism year 2019, representing an increase of 3.4 per cent on the prior year. The accommodation businesses that are obligated to report visitors in Cologne counted a total of 6.58 million overnight stays. This represents an increase of 4.6 percent on the figure for 2018. The number of visitors from abroad rose especially strongly, registering a 5.7 per cent increase of arrivals ...