Annual growth rate of nights spent by international tourists (year to date)

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
5.5%
estimate

European Union · as of 28 Feb 2026

Annual growth rate of nights spent by international tourists in the European Union (year to date) came in at 5.5% as of 28 February 2026 (ETC).

Original source
Publisher
ETC
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
EUROPEAN TOURISM SHOWS RESILIENCE IN EARLY 2026, AS REGIONAL DEMAND STAYS STRONG AMID GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

International tourist arrivals to Europe increased by 5.6% in early 2026, with overnight stays up 5.5%, based on data from most destinations reporting up to February.

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APA
European Travel Commission. (2026). European tourism shows resilience in early 2026, as regional demand stays strong amid global uncertainty. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-shows-resilience-in-early-2026-as-regional-demand-stays-strong-amid-global-uncertainty/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA0
MLA
European Travel Commission. "European tourism shows resilience in early 2026, as regional demand stays strong amid global uncertainty." 2026, https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-shows-resilience-in-early-2026-as-regional-demand-stays-strong-amid-global-uncertainty/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA0.
Chicago
European Travel Commission. "European tourism shows resilience in early 2026, as regional demand stays strong amid global uncertainty." 2026. https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-shows-resilience-in-early-2026-as-regional-demand-stays-strong-amid-global-uncertainty/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA0.
BibTeX
@misc{etc2026growthgv0ka0, author = {{European Travel Commission}}, title = {European tourism shows resilience in early 2026, as regional demand stays strong amid global uncertainty}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA0}, note = {Original source: https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-shows-resilience-in-early-2026-as-regional-demand-stays-strong-amid-global-uncertainty/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher
European Travel Commission · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
European tourism shows resilience in early 2026, as regional demand stays strong amid global uncertainty
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
EUROPEAN TOURISM SHOWS RESILIENCE IN EARLY 2026, AS REGIONAL DEMAND STAYS STRONG AMID GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA0