Special attention should be given to ways of bringing positive experiences back into everyday life. People also need times of recreation and reflection in their everyday lives. Travelling and holidaymaking are still in. Nothing has changed. Economies and cuts in all spheres of social welfare have not cured the Germans' itchy feet.
Some families even go so far as to run up debts in order to go on holiday.
If so many people spend almost their last penny on travelling, there must be some incredible hidden fascination in holidaymaking, leisure and tourism. It is good to know that more and more travel operators, regional tourist boards, hotels and holiday resorts are in favour of a responsible form of tourism that takes social and ecological factors into account. The churches should support this development of sustainable tourism in their educational and pastoral work.