The number of inbound visitors in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) was expected to grow by nearly 28 percent in 2022 and by over 22 percent in the following year. In 2022, a significantly higher growth rate was forecast in the subregion of Central and Baltic Europe, at more than 88 percent compared to the previous year, as inbound travel to Eastern European countries Russia and Ukraine was to decline due to the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions on Russia. In 2020, the inbound visitor count fell by 73.5 percent in CEE due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year-over-year inbound visitor growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024
* Estimate.
** Forecast. Central and Eastern Europe includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Central and Baltic Europe includes Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.
The figures are based on the Global Travel Service (GTS) model.
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European Travel Commission. (October 1, 2022). Year-over-year inbound visitor growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351429/cee-inbound-visitor-growth/
European Travel Commission. "Year-over-year inbound visitor growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024." Chart. October 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351429/cee-inbound-visitor-growth/
European Travel Commission. (2022). Year-over-year inbound visitor growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351429/cee-inbound-visitor-growth/
European Travel Commission. "Year-over-year Inbound Visitor Growth in Central and Eastern Europe (Cee) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351429/cee-inbound-visitor-growth/
European Travel Commission, Year-over-year inbound visitor growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351429/cee-inbound-visitor-growth/ (last visited September 21, 2024)
Year-over-year inbound visitor growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central and Baltic Europe from 2020 to 2024 [Graph], European Travel Commission, October 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351429/cee-inbound-visitor-growth/