Summer tourism in the EU - Summer accounts for more than half of the tourism activity of EU residents - Domestic tourism prevails

A clear seasonal pattern on tourism activity of residents of the European Union (EU) can be observed. The summer season (June-September) accounts for more than half (51.9%) of the total number of tourism nights spent by EU residents during the whole year. A little more than 60% of these nights were spent in their own country (domestic), while almost 40% of summer season tourism nights were spent abroad (outbound).

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