Editing Dortmund (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:Friedensplatz Dortmund, City Ring Konzert.jpg|thumb|Cityring Concert, Freedom Square]]
Tourism in Dortmund is a fast-growing economic factor every year: new overnight records can be announced, new hotels open and new visitor magnets are added.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dortmund-tourismus.de/en/discover-dortmund/dortmund-tips/dortmund-for/business-travellers.html|title=Dortmund Tourism 2017|publisher= Stadt Dortmund}}</ref> Starting in the mid-1990s, Dortmund, formerly an industrial centre, saw rapid development that expanded its cultural and tourism possibilities, and transformed it into a newly vibrant city. An important strategic step was the start of construction the new [[Konzerthaus Dortmund]], the reuse of vacant old industrial buildings like the [[Zollern II/IV Colliery]], [[Kokerei Hansa]], [[Dortmund U-Tower]], and the strategic reorientation of the [[Dortmund Christmas market]] with over 300 stalls packed around a gigantic Christmas tree creation that stands 45 metres tall – reputed to be the biggest in the world. A new Tourist Information centre right next to the U-Tower, gives visitors a quick overview of the tourist attractions in the City and Ruhr Area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruhr-tourismus.de/en/cities-in-the-ruhr-area/dortmund.html|title=Ruhr Tourism|publisher=ruhr-tourismus|access-date=26 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041732/http://www.ruhr-tourismus.de/en/cities-in-the-ruhr-area/dortmund.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today Dortmund is with more than 1.450.528 (2017) overnight stays one of the most popular destinations in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.it.nrw.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2017/pres_318_17.html|title=Dortmund Tourism 2017|publisher=IT NRW Statistic, Economic and Development Agency|access-date=26 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043658/https://www.it.nrw.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/2017/pres_318_17.html|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The majority of tourists are domestic visitors, coming from Germany. International travellers arrive from the United Kingdom, [[Netherlands]], [[Austria]], and [[Schwitzerland|Switzerland]]. Dortmund also draws [[business tourism]], having been equipped with facilities like WILO, Amprion next to [[Westfalenhallen]] and football tourism with Fans of [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dortmund-tourismus.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Service_Kontakt/Broschueren_PDFs/Wirtschaftsfaktor_Tourismus_Dortmund.pdf |title=Ergebnisse der Studie 'Wirtschaftsfaktor Tourismus in Dortmund' |language=de
|publisher= dortmund-tourismus}}</ref> The top 5 most visited attractions were the Christmas market, with more than three and a half million visitors, [[Signal Iduna Park]], [[Deutsches Fußballmuseum]], [[Dortmund U-Tower]], [[Zollern II/IV Colliery]], and [[Westfalenpark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g187372-Activities-Dortmund_North_Rhine_Westphalia.html |title=Things to Do in Dortmund 
|publisher= tripvisitor}}</ref>