Originally Posted by
Carnforth
Either we are talking about two different entities or you are guessing - I suspect the latter.
Well, by "landside", I thought you meant the few travel agencies that you find in German airports in the arrivals hall.
However, I admit agencies on or near the departures level/halls would also be landside. The latter certainly also cater to travellers from the home country. But that's kind of a trivial point to make. You find that all over the world that you can purchase airline tickets as well as holiday packages at an airport's check-in/departures level. It may be that tour operators have a somewhat larger market share in Germany than in some other places, but again, it's nothing out of the ordinary.