EU Tourism Trends | Q1 2025 (Eurostat Highlights)

General Overview

• A total of 452.4 million overnight stays were recorded across EU tourist accommodations in Q1 2025.

• This marks a modest decline of 0.2% compared to the same period in 2024.

Monthly Performance

• January: 139.0 million stays (+3.5% vs Jan 2024)

• February: 147.7 million stays (-0.8% vs Feb 2024)

• March: 167.7 million stays (-2.7% vs Mar 2024)

• These small downturns are largely due to calendar shifts, notably:

  • Carnival holidays moving from February to March

  • Easter moving from March (2024) to April (2025)

International vs Domestic Tourism

• Foreign tourists made up 45.6% of all overnight stays, a 1.1% increase from Q1 2024

• Domestic tourism slightly declined by 1.3%

Country Highlights – Foreign Share of Overnight Stays

• Top 3 countries with the highest share of foreign tourists:

  • Malta: 91.2%

  • Cyprus: 85.7%

  • Luxembourg: 80.4%

• Lowest shares among:

  • Poland: 18.6%

  • Romania: 20.1%

  • Germany: 20.2%

Largest Increases in Foreign Tourism

• Latvia: +18.5%

• Malta: +17.2%

• Finland: +10.6%

Sharpest Drops in Foreign Tourism

• Ireland: -23.1%

• Croatia: -16.7%

• Sweden: -11.5%

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