The origin of tourism research in German-speaking countries can be traced back to Hans Poser and his analyses of tourism in the Riesengebirge in 1939.His main focus was on the landscape as a setting for tourism.

• 德语国家的旅游地理学研究发端于汉斯.；波塞尔(Hans Poser)1939年对利森山区(Riesengebirge)旅游景区的分析研究。