Annual growth rate of nights spent in tourist accommodation (quarterly)
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6.9%
European Union · Q1 2026
Annual growth rate of nights spent in tourist accommodation in the European Union (quarterly) came in at 6.9% in Q1 2026 (ETC).
- Publisher
- ETC
- Authority tier
- T2 National
- Locator
- Tourism growth remains broad-based across Europe
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Central and Eastern Europe also recorded growth, with arrivals increasing by 5.2% and nights rising by 6.9%, reflecting continued interest in destinations offering new experiences and better value for money.
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- APA
- European Travel Commission. (2026). European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA2
- MLA
- European Travel Commission. "European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities." 2026, https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA2.
- Chicago
- European Travel Commission. "European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities." 2026. https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA2.
- BibTeX
- @misc{etc2026growthgv0ka2, author = {{European Travel Commission}}, title = {European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA2}, note = {Original source: https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- European Travel Commission · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National Official
- Report
- European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Tourism growth remains broad-based across Europe
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA2