Annual growth rate of nights spent by international tourists (year to date)
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5.5%
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).
- 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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- 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
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- 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