Together for tourism in the Bergisches Land region

Information for companies

Are you interested in having your vacation rental or business listed on our website? Or would you like to support us or collaborate with us as a hiking guide? Have you been working with us for years and would like to update your listing on our website, or are you interested in additional certifications? The information on this page aims to answer your most important questions on various topics and assist you. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us directly: Janine Lattarulo will be happy to help.

verein@dasbergische.de

Telephone: 02204-843031

To illustrate the importance of tourism in the Bergisches Land region, we have created a flyer:

Flyer: Tourism as an Economic and Location Factor

Together we can achieve more!

Become a member of Bergisches Tourism

Membership in “Das Bergische” eV"

Flyer "A membership that pays off"

Membership application

Become a “Host Bergisches Wanderland”

Marketing cooperation Bergisches Wanderland

Criteria for tourist accommodation

Criteria for catering establishments

Campaign: Members recruit members

Our network thrives on exchange, partnerships, and dedicated members. With our current "Members Recruit Members" campaign, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to our member companies for their trust and for recommending our services.

Actively recommend our membership to others in your professional network: whether to restaurants, hotels, or leisure facilities. We welcome new members to the extended Bergisches Land family, because only together can we achieve more. If you recommend someone who joins us, you'll receive an exclusive blue Bergisches Land deck chair and a cozy gray Bergisches Land blanket as a thank you.

Numerous motifs from the Bergisches Land region

Image database

Are you looking for a suitable photo from the region for your brochure, or would you like to enhance your website with images of the Bergisches Land to show your guests how beautiful it is here? We have an image database where you can choose from over 1.500 suitable images and download them free of charge.

Image database

Proven good quality

Certifications and Awards

In addition to membership in the Bergisches Land tourism association, there are numerous certifications for restaurants and accommodations throughout Germany. These certificates and awards allow you to advertise your business and may even be listed on external websites alongside other award-winning establishments. Here are a few examples; of course, there are many other awards you can use to evaluate your business.

Certification as a Quality Host for Hiking in Germany

The "Quality Host Hiking in Germany" certificate is awarded to accommodation establishments (e.g. Hlicenses are awarded to hotels, guesthouses, inns, guesthouses, apartments, holiday apartments and houses, private landlords, campsites, youth hostels, hiking hostels and huts) as well as to pure catering establishments and restaurants of accommodation establishments.

DTV-Certification

The official DTVThe five stars indicate to guests that this accommodation has been inspected and rated according to the star criteria of the German Tourism Association. Depending on the facilities and services, the accommodation is awarded one to five stars – from basic to first-class. DTV-Stars are a voluntary quality control for holiday apartments and houses as well as holiday rooms with up to nine beds.

Bed + Bike certification

The popularity of cycling tours and longer cycling holidays is steadily increasing in the Bergisches Land region. The "Bed+Bike" quality certificate allows you to specifically target this group and intensify your marketing efforts. There are a few minimum criteria and additional services you must meet. Further information is available from [contact information missing in original text]. ADFC.

DEHOGA-Hotel classification

The German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA) offers the “German Hotel Classification” as a service.DEHOGA) offers a nationwide standardized classification system. All hotels with eight or more beds can participate. There are minimum criteria that must be met; these criteria are publicly accessible and transparent.

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Application channels

Our businesses and their events are presented and promoted in many places. On various social media channels, on the website, in the PWA, in brochures…

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