In 2022, German tourists reported the highest expenditure on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips among travelers from the European Union, at just under 100 billion euros. This figure increased sharply over the previous year and almost caught up with the expenditure reported in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, French tourists recorded the second-highest spending in 2022, at roughly 57.6 billion euros.
Annual expenditure of EU residents on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips from 2019 to 2022, by country
(in million euros)
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Eurostat. (February 1, 2024). Annual expenditure of EU residents on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips from 2019 to 2022, by country (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/958135/vacation-travel-spending-of-europeans-by-country/
Eurostat. "Annual expenditure of EU residents on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips from 2019 to 2022, by country (in million euros)." Chart. February 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958135/vacation-travel-spending-of-europeans-by-country/
Eurostat. (2024). Annual expenditure of EU residents on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips from 2019 to 2022, by country (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958135/vacation-travel-spending-of-europeans-by-country/
Eurostat. "Annual Expenditure of Eu Residents on Leisure, Recreation, and Vacation Trips from 2019 to 2022, by Country (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958135/vacation-travel-spending-of-europeans-by-country/
Eurostat, Annual expenditure of EU residents on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips from 2019 to 2022, by country (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958135/vacation-travel-spending-of-europeans-by-country/ (last visited December 09, 2024)
Annual expenditure of EU residents on leisure, recreation, and vacation trips from 2019 to 2022, by country (in million euros) [Graph], Eurostat, February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/958135/vacation-travel-spending-of-europeans-by-country/