The claim that German clients have very unpredictable booking lead times and travel patterns is a sweeping generalisation that misrepresents a highly structured travel culture. Germans can be many things meticulous, cautious, discerning but unpredictable is not one of them. Their travel planning is typically anchored to well-defined school holiday periods or regulated leave windows and lead times are often impressively far in advance.
If booking patterns appear inconsistent post-COVID, its not due to erratic behaviour but rather economic realities: a weakened German economy, rising flight costs to South Africa and growing job insecurity have made discretionary travel more complex.
Many travellers are reluctant to commit to extended leave or long-haul trips without financial and professional stability. To conflate these factors with unpredictability is not only inaccurate, it risks alienating a market that values transparency, trust and thoughtful engagement.