The number of nights spent by non-residents in tourist accommodation establishments across EU countries recorded a 68% decrease in 2020 compared to 2019. The most significant drops, exceeding 80%, were recorded in Cyprus and Romania, according to preliminary data published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).<\/p>\n
The number of nights spent by foreign tourists in 2020 compared to 2019 decreased in all EU member states.<\/p>\n
The number of nights spent by residents in tourist accommodation establishments across EU countries recorded a 38% decrease in 2020 compared to 2019.<\/p>\n
Among EU member states, only residents of Slovenia (33%), Malta, and Cyprus (both with 15%) spent more tourist nights in their own country last year compared to 2019. In contrast, Spain, Greece, and Romania reported the most significant decline, exceeding 40%.<\/p>\n
The total number of overnight stays recorded in tourist accommodation establishments in EU countries stood at 1.4 billion in 2020, a 52% decline compared to 2019.<\/p>\n
Which EU countries saw the biggest drop in foreign tourism in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n Cyprus and Romania experienced the most significant declines, with foreign tourist nights dropping by over 80% compared to 2019.<\/p>\n Did any EU countries see an increase in domestic tourism during the pandemic?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, Slovenia, Malta, and Cyprus were the only EU states where residents spent more nights in domestic tourist accommodation in 2020 than in 2019.<\/p>\n What was the overall impact on the EU tourism industry in 2020?<\/strong><\/p>\n The total number of overnight stays in the EU fell by 52% to 1.4 billion, with foreign tourism declining by 68% and domestic tourism by 38%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The number of nights spent by non-residents in tourist accommodation establishments across EU countries recorded a 68% decrease in 2020 compared to 2019. The most significant drops, exceeding 80%, were recorded in Cyprus and Romania, according to preliminary data published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). The number of nights spent by foreign tourists in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":69571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2859],"tags":[168,3581],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-117873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stirea-editiei-en","tag-innoptari","tag-tourism"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/topstory.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117873"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=117873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}