STAT/10/26
22 February 2010
Tourism in the EU27
Total nights spent in hotels fell by 5% in 2009
Nights spent by non-residents down by 9%
In 2009, nearly 1.5 billion nights were spent in hotels and similar establishments 1 in the EU27 , a decrease of 5.1% compared with 2008, after an annual change of -0.2% in 2008 and +3.5% in 2007. The number of hotel nights spent by residents in their own country in 2009 fell by 1.6% and hotel nights spent by non-residents fell by 9.1%.
The decline in the number of hotel nights i n the EU27 , which began in the middle of 2008, slowed down during 2009. The number of hotel nights fell at an annual rate of 8.0% in January-April 2009 (compared with the same period of the previous year), of 4.1% in May-August and of 3.6% in September-December.
These estimates, which include nights spent whether for business or leisure, come from a publication 2 from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union .
Change in number of hotel nights varied in 2009 from -23.3% in Latvia to +0.1% in Sweden
Amongst the Member States, the highest numbers of nights spent in hotels in 200 9 were recorded in Spain (251 million nights, -6.5% compared with 2008), Italy (238 mn, -4.3%), Germany (216 mn, -1.4%), France (191 mn,
-5.6%) and the United Kingdom (170 mn, -1.7%). These five countries accounted for more than 70% of the total number of hotel nights in the EU27 .
The number of nights spent in hotels in 2009 fell in all Member States, except Sweden (+0.1%). The largest decreases were recorded in Latvia (-23.3%), Lithuania (-20.4%), Cyprus (-19.7%) and Slovakia (-18.1%), and the smallest in Germany (-1.4%), the United Kingdom (-1.7%), Slovenia (-2.1%) and Austria (-2.9%).
Share o f non-residents ranged from 15% in Romania to 96% in Malta
In 2009, non-residents accounted for 44% of the total number of nights spent in hotels in the EU27 compared with 56% for residents. Apart from the two Mediterranean islands, Malta (96%) and Cyprus (89%), the highest proportions of non-residents were registered in Latvia (73%), Greece and Austria (both 72%). The lowest proportions of non-residents were recorded in Romania (15%), Germany (20%), Sweden (24%), Finland (27%) and Poland (30%).
The highest number s of hotel nights spent by non-residents were registered in Spain (142 mn, -8.9% compared with 2008), Italy (102 mn, -7.5%), France (64 mn, -11.1%), the United Kingdom (59 mn, -7.8%) and Austria
(58 mn, -4.6%), while for residents the highest levels were observed in Germany (173 mn, -0.6%), Italy (135 mn,
-1.9%), France (127 mn, -2.5%), the United Kingdom (111 mn, +2.2%) and Spain (109 mn, -3.1%).
Nights spent in hotels and similar establishments (in millions)
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| EU27 | 1496.2 | 658.3 | 837.9 | -5.1 | -9.1 | -1.6 | -8.0 | -4.1 | -3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BE | 15.7 | 10.2 | 5.5 | -4.9 | -8.2 | 1.6 | -6.0 | -4.5 | -3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BG | 14.2 | 9.4 | 4.8 | -16.5 | -19.5 | -8.7 | -8.0 | -16.9 | -23.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZ | 25.7 | 16.0 | 9.7 | -6.2 | -9.6 | -0.2 | -8.4 | -4.7 | -5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DK | 9.9 | 4.2 | 5.7 | -8.5 | -6.7 | -9.8 | -12.0 | -8.4 | -5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DE | 215.8 | 43.2 | 172.6 | -1.4 | -4.6 | -0.6 | -3.8 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EE | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -10.0 | -7.3 | -16.9 | -12.3 | -9.9 | -6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IE | 23.6 | 15.2 | 8.5 | -15.4 | -20.2 | -3.9 | -12.3 | -16.9 | -15.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EL | 59.5 | 42.6 | 17.0 | -7.3 | -9.9 | 0.9 | -7.7 | -6.9 | -8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ES | 251.1 | 141.6 | 109.5 | -6.5 | -8.9 | -3.1 | -10.5 | -5.7 | -3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FR | 191.2 | 63.8 | 127.4 | -5.6 | -11.1 | -2.5 | -8.2 | -4.7 | -2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IT | 237.7 | 102.2 | 135.4 | -4.3 | -7.5 | -1.9 | -9.0 | -2.7 | -1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CY | 11.5 | 10.2 | 1.2 | -19.7 | -21.9 | 5.1 | -9.4 | -20.1 | -25.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -23.3 | -16.5 | -37.6 | -24.4 | -22.9 | -22.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LT | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -20.4 | -14.6 | -29.3 | -22.7 | -19.8 | -18.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LU | : | : | : | : | : | : | -10.6 | -9.9 | : | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HU | 14.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | -9.5 | -10.5 | -8.4 | -11.7 | -8.8 | -7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MT | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -13.3 | -14.1 | 5.9 | -14.7 | -15.2 | -8.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NL | 31.4 | 14.3 | 17.0 | -4.0 | -5.0 | -3.1 | -6.8 | -2.3 | -3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AT | 80.0 | 57.7 | 22.3 | -2.9 | -4.6 | 1.6 | -3.9 | -2.6 | -1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PL | 24.5 | 7.4 | 17.0 | -3.1 | -6.5 | -1.5 | -6.9 | -1.5 | -0.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PT | 36.5 | 23.3 | 13.1 | -7.3 | -11.8 | 2.2 | -11.2 | -5.9 | -5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RO | 16.6 | 2.5 | 14.0 | -16.4 | -21.9 | -15.3 | -23.1 | -13.1 | -17.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SI | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | -2.1 | -7.8 | 8.9 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SK | 6.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -18.1 | -28.4 | -6.3 | -18.6 | -19.4 | -14.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FI | 15.0 | 4.1 | 10.9 | -6.8 | -13.4 | -4.1 | -7.5 | -6.2 | -6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE | 25.9 | 6.1 | 19.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 | -0.9 | -5.3 | 4.6 | -1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK | 169.6 | 58.5 | 111.1 | -1.7 | -7.8 | 2.2 | -7.7 | 2.3 | -2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HR | 18.6 | 16.1 | 2.5 | -9.4 | -8.5 | -14.5 | -7.4 | -10.1 | -8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CH | 35.3 | 20.0 | 15.4 | -5.4 | -7.1 | -3.2 | -7.4 | -5.6 | -1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LI | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -8.4 | -9.1 | 18.5 | -7.2 | -9.4 | -8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NO | 17.6 | 4.4 | 13.2 | -3.6 | -10.3 | -1.0 | -7.2 | -2.1 | -1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
: Data not available
* 2009 estimates based on 9, 10, 11 or 12 months data as available. LU: estimate not possible due to limited data availability.
** Sep-Dec estimates based on available data.
BE: Belgium, BG: Bulgaria, CZ: Czech Republic, DK: Denmark, DE: Germany, EE: Estonia, IE: Ireland, EL: Greece, ES: Spain, FR: France,
IT: Italy, CY: Cyprus, LV: Latvia, LT: Lithuania, LU: Luxembourg, HU: Hungary, MT: Malta, NL: Netherlands, AT: Austria, PL: Poland,
PT: Portugal, RO: Romania, SI: Slovenia, SK: Slovakia, FI: Finland, SE: Sweden, UK: United Kingdom, HR: Croatia, CH: Switzerland, LI: Liechtenstein, NO: Norway.
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Hotels and similar establishments ("Hotels" in the text): Hotels, apartment hotels, motels, roadside inns, beach hotels and other similar establishments which provide hotel services including more than bed-making and cleaning of the room and sanitary facilities. Similar establishments are other similar types of accommodation which is let per room and has a limited number of hotel-type services, including bed making and cleaning of rooms and sanitary facilities, on a daily basis.
The number of nights includes nights spent by both residents and non-residents, whether for business or leisure.
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Eurostat , Data in Focus, 4/2010 "Tourism in Europe: First results for 2009". Available free of charge in PDF format on the Eurostat website.
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