Germany
Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.
General German Automobile Club
Founded in Stuttgart in 1903, ADAC is the largest motoring organisation in Europe and one of the largest membership associations in the world. Its Gelbe Engel roadside patrols, air ambulance service, insurance arm and publishing operation serve more than 20 million members. For campers it publishes the ADAC Campingführer and Stellplatzführer guides, issues the ADAC Campcard discount card, and runs the PiNCAMP campsite booking portal. It does not operate campsites of its own.
What membership includes
- breakdown cover
- insurance
- magazine
- travel booking
- discount card
- technical advice
- legal advice
- training courses
Club details
- Type
- Touring association
- Country
- Germany
- Founded
- 1903
- Members
- 21,200,000 — Approximately 21.2 million at end of 2019
- Website languages
- DE
Other clubs in Germany
BVCD
deBundesverband der Campingwirtschaft in Deutschland e.V.
BVCD is the national trade association for campsite and caravan park operators in Germany, organised through regional Landesverbände. It lobbies federal and state government on behalf of the camping economy and is listed on the German Bundestag lobby register. It represents Germany within EFCO&HPA, the European federation of campsite organisations. It serves businesses rather than individual campers.
DCC
deDeutscher Camping-Club e.V.
Established in Munich on 22 September 1948, the DCC is Germany's national camping club, organised into 21 regional associations and more than 125 local clubs. Members receive the CAMPING magazine, the DCC Clubkarte discount card accepted at partner sites known as DCC Vorteilsplätze, and the CCI card. Its DCC Camping Guide app covers close to 22,000 European campsites and it publishes the annual DCC Campingführer Europa. Local clubs provide volunteer caravan and motorhome technical advisers, and the club hosts FICC rallies.