(26 January 2016) – In 2015, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU is expected to have reached a new record level of around 2.8 billion nights, up by 3.2% compared with 2014.
Since 2009, there has been a steady increase in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU, notably driven by the rise in the nights spent by non-residents.
In 2015, Spain (421 million nights, +4.3% compared with 2014) reinforced its top position in terms of tourism nights, ahead of France (413 mn, +2.8%), Italy (385 mn, +1.8%) and Germany (379 mn, +3.3%).
The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in 2015 grew in the majority of Member States, with the largest increases being observed in Romania (+15.9%), Slovakia (+11.5%), the Czech Republic (+10.3%), Croatia (+7.9%), Slovenia (+7.5%) and Poland (+6.9%). In contrast, the largest fall was recorded in Lithuania (-7.4%), followed at a distance by Latvia (-1.3%) and Bulgaria (-1.1%).