inbound tourists in the Netherlands in 2020. Looking at the forecasts for 2021, a January 2021 study analyzed different scenarios. In the best-case scenario, assuming that traveling from neighboring countries will be again permitted in April or May, European inbound tourists were forecast to reach almost 8.8 million in 2021. In the worst-case scenario, with restrictions taking place until the end of 2021, the number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands was estimated to decrease further in 2021 to around 4.2 million.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic turned the tourism industry upside down, as governments implemented travel restrictions and stay-at-home measures to face the global health crisis. In the Netherlands, due to the pandemic, the number of inbound tourists from Europe dropped sharply in 2020 over the previous year, declining from over 16 million to roughly 6.4 million. Overall, European tourists represented the vast majority of Number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a forecast for 2021, by country (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Travel and tourism in the Netherlands
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in Netherlands 2019-2020
- Basic Statistic Travel & tourism spending contribution in the Netherlands 2019-2020, by spending type
- Basic Statistic Travel & tourism spending contribution in the Netherlands 2019-2020, by tourist type
- Premium Statistic Number of tourism jobs in the Netherlands 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Tourism expenditure in the Netherlands 2010-2020, by category
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on tourism revenue worldwide 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of arrivals in tourist accommodation Netherlands 2006-2019
Inbound tourism
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- Basic Statistic Number of inbound tourists in the Netherlands 2012-2020
- Basic Statistic Change in international tourist arrivals due to COVID-19 in the Netherlands 2019-2021
- Basic Statistic Change in inbound tourism receipts due to COVID-19 in the Netherlands 2019-2020
- Basic Statistic International hotel guests in the Netherlands 2013-2021, by continent
- Basic Statistic International hotel guests in the Netherlands 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands 2019-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Inbound tourism from America to the Netherlands 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Inbound tourists from Asia to the Netherlands 2019-2021
Outbound tourism
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- Basic Statistic Number of outbound trips made from the Netherlands 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Outbound trips from the Netherlands 2019, by mode of transport
- Basic Statistic Outbound tourism trips from the Netherlands in 2019, by purpose
- Basic Statistic Outbound vacationers from the Netherlands 2017-2020, by trip length
- Basic Statistic Overnight stays for outbound trips from the Netherlands 2017-2020, by trip length
- Basic Statistic Expenditure for outbound holiday trips from the Netherlands 2017-2020, by trip length
- Premium Statistic Number of holidays abroad by Dutch tourists 2018, by period and country
Domestic tourism
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- Basic Statistic Number of domestic arrivals in tourist accommodation in the Netherlands 2000-2012
- Basic Statistic Domestic hotel guests in the Netherlands 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Domestic hotel nights in the Netherlands 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Domestic camping holidays in the Netherlands 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on domestic tourism in the Netherlands 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Average spending of domestic Dutch vacationers 2019-2020, by accommodation type
- Premium Statistic Average holiday expenditure in the Netherlands 2018-2019, by household type
City tourism in the Netherlands
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- Basic Statistic International hotel guests in the Netherlands 2021, by city
- Basic Statistic Domestic hotel guests in the Netherlands 2022, by city
- Premium Statistic Number of German overnight guests in hotels in the Netherlands 2020, by city
- Premium Statistic Number of Belgian overnight guests in hotels in the Netherlands 2020, by city
- Premium Statistic Number of British overnight guests in the Netherlands 2020, by city
- Premium Statistic Number of French overnight guests in the Netherlands 2020, by city
- Premium Statistic Number of overnight guests from the United States in the Netherlands 2020, by city
- Premium Statistic Number of Chinese overnight guests in hotels in the Netherlands 2020, by city
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- Taiwan's revenue from international tourism 2010-2021
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- Distribution of international tourists in Italy 2017, by country of origin
- Inbound tourism of visitors from Denmark to the Netherlands 2013-2019
- International hotel guests in the Netherlands 2019, by city and continent
- Hotel nights spent by international visitors in the Netherlands 2021, by city
- International tourism expenditure in Italy 2010-2021, by type
- Number of cities in the trip of inbound tourists in China 2018
- Forecasted YoY percentage change in inbound tourists in Italy 2020, by area of origin
- Number of European tourists to Japan 2010-2022
- Italy: international tourist arrivals 2016, by region
- Italy: international tourists´ arrivals in Emilia-Romagna 2016, by province
- Average expenditure per international visitor to Indonesia 2011-2020
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- Hotel nights spent by international visitors in the Netherlands 2021, by city
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NBTC Holland Marketing. (February 15, 2021). Number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a forecast for 2021, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799534/forecasted-inbound-tourism-from-europe-to-the-netherlands-by-country/
NBTC Holland Marketing. "Number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a forecast for 2021, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799534/forecasted-inbound-tourism-from-europe-to-the-netherlands-by-country/
NBTC Holland Marketing. (2021). Number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a forecast for 2021, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799534/forecasted-inbound-tourism-from-europe-to-the-netherlands-by-country/
NBTC Holland Marketing. "Number of Inbound Tourists from Europe to The Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a Forecast for 2021, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799534/forecasted-inbound-tourism-from-europe-to-the-netherlands-by-country/
NBTC Holland Marketing, Number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a forecast for 2021, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799534/forecasted-inbound-tourism-from-europe-to-the-netherlands-by-country/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of inbound tourists from Europe to the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020, with a forecast for 2021, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], NBTC Holland Marketing, February 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799534/forecasted-inbound-tourism-from-europe-to-the-netherlands-by-country/