German Globetrotter Club
| Formation | 1974 |
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| Purpose | Association of travelers |
| Headquarters | Postfach 22, 66284 Quierschied Berlin |
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Region served
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Members in 23 countries with emphasis on Germany |
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Membership
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800 (2900 since foundation) |
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Chairman
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Norbert Lüdtke |
| Website | globetrotter.org |
The Deutsche Zentrale für Globetrotter (DZG, in English the German Globetrotter Club) is the largest non-commercial community of adventure travelers with about 800 members in 23 countries in Europe. It is the oldest Globetrotters Club after the British "Globetrotters Club".
In 1974 the club was founded by Ludmilla Tüting, Friedemann von Engel, Lutz Fehling, Norbert Denninghaus, Erich Drönner, Peter Fritze, Werner Göcke, Wolfgang Köhler, Reinhold Korte and Hannelore Vasel. Serving as a model was the "Globetrotters Club" established in 1948 in England. The idea and name came from Ludmilla Tüting, who dedicated the classic 1972 globetrotter handbook Von Alaska bis Feuerland ("From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego") to "the first German club for globetrotters". This alternative travel guide has sold 70,000 copies. At a 1974 meeting in Hagen the association was founded.
Overall membership since inception is around 2900 individuals.
In the 1990s the then Chairman embezzled some of the club's cash. He openly stated this fact himself in front of the General Assembly, resigned from the Club and repaid the entire amount.
The similarly named "Deutsche Globetrotter-Zentrale" — later Internationale Globetrotter-Zentrale – Interglo, then Globetrott-Zentrale — had no connections to Deutsche Zentrale für Globetrotter. Bernd Tesch used the name in 1975 initially as a brand for his guide book and later established a shop for globetrotter equipment in Kornelimünster in Aachen.
The club's goals are the collection and sharing of information, finding travel partners, assistance in the preparation of world travel, the reintegration into the company for long-term travel, unifying thoughts, as well as the Association's work. The Club serves as a haven for like-minded between trips.
Among the members are backpackers, Saharan travelers, recreational vehicle travelers, outdoor recreation enthusiasts, long-distance and back country backpackers, campers, travel cyclists, hitchhikers, long-distance motorcycle riders, and Unimog operators.
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