Tourist accommodation establishments across the European Union (EU) recorded nearly 3.1 billion overnight stays in 2025, representing an increase of 2.2% compared with 2024, or 66.4 million additional nights, according to Eurostat’s monthly tourism statistics.
The increase was driven mainly by international visitors. Nights spent by foreign guests rose by 3.4%, corresponding to 49.7 million additional nights, while domestic tourism increased by 1.1%, or 16.7 million nights.
Four countries accounted for the majority of overnight stays in the EU. Spain recorded 513.6 million nights, followed by Italy (476.9 million), France (471.7 million) and Germany (442.1 million). Together, these four countries represented 61.7% of all overnight stays in the EU.
Luxembourg is one of the only three countries that has seen a decline for the whole year. (Graph: Eurostat)
Luxembourg among the lowest volumes in the EU
At the other end of the ranking, Luxembourg recorded 3.6 million overnight stays in 2025, the lowest total among EU member states. It was followed by Latvia (5.0 million) and Estonia (6.7 million).
Luxembourg was also among the few countries where the number of overnight stays declined. Compared with 2024, tourism nights in the country fell by 2.4%, while 24 of the 27 EU member states recorded increases. The strongest growth was observed in Malta (+10.1%) and Poland (+7.2%).
In the fourth quarter of 2025, overnight stays in the EU increased by 3.0% compared with the same period in 2024, with growth recorded in 25 EU countries, according to Eurostat.
Luxembourg recorded a slight decrease of 0.4% over the period. Contrary to the estimates, Luxembourg’s figures of touristic overnight stays have not increased. By comparison, Ireland registered the strongest increase (+12.0%), followed by Malta (+10.9%), while Romania recorded a decline of 4.6%.
