Inbound visitor growth forecast Europe 2024

According to a February 2023 study, the volume of inbound travelers in Europe is expected to grow in 2023 and 2024, following a sharp decline with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and a rebound in 2022. As forecast, Central and Eastern European countries are predicted to record the highest annual increase in 2023, with inbound travelers rising by 16 percent over the previous year.

Inbound visitor growth in Europe in 2020, with a forecast until 2024, by region

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February 2023

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Data for 2020 are estimates. Figures from 2021 to 2024 are forecasts.

Inbound refers to the sum of the overnight tourist arrivals and includes intra-regional flows. Figures were calculated using the Global Travel Service (GTS) model as of February 1, 2023.

Northern Europe includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Western Europe includes Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Southern/Mediterranean Europe includes Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey.

Central/Eastern Europe includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

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