EU tourist accommodation arrivals

The total number of arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union member countries declined sharply in 2020 over the previous year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the combined number of domestic and international arrivals in the EU totaled around 453 million in 2020, dropping from nearly one billion in 2019.

Number of arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union (EU 27) from 2010 to 2020 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of arrivals in millions
2020*	453.25
2019	999.79
2018*	969.02
2017*	928.55
2016	876.85
2015	842.09
2014*	798.46
2013	770.97
2012	751.06
2011	736.01
2010*	703.22

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June 2022

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Survey time period

2010 to 2020

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figures include international and domestic arrivals

Supplementary notes

*Estimates.

Figures have been rounded.

Tourist accommodation includes hotels, holiday and other short stay accommodation, camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks (NACE Rev.2 1551-1553).

The source adds the following information: "An arrival is defined as a person (tourist) who arrives at a tourist accommodation establishment and checks in or arrives at non-rented accommodation. But in the scope of the Regulation concerning European statistics on tourism, this variable is not collected for the latter type of accommodation. Statistically there is not much difference if, instead of arrivals, departures are counted. No age limit is applied: children are counted as well as adults, even in the case when the overnight stays of children might be free of charge. Arrivals are registered by country of residence of the guest and by month. The arrivals of same-day visitors spending only a few hours during the day (no overnight stay, the date of arrival and departure are the same) at the establishment are excluded from accommodation statistics."

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