Here the focus has been on only one of the coastal states of
Germany. The other coastal states, Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania and Lower Saxony, have large tourism industries.
Although the broad coastal types that can be found in these
states can also be found in Schleswig-Holstein, a comprehensive
study of coastal accommodation prices in Germany would
be useful both for integrated coastal zone management as well
as for tourism planning and marketing. This method and the
results presented in this study are a good starting point for
future research.