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EU residents favour domestic travel during festive season

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07 November 2024

EU residents favour domestic travel during festive season

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In December 2022, EU residents took around 92 million tourism trips, with a significant preference for domestic travel, which accounted for 73 million trips, largely driven by the desire to visit friends and family.

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Germany

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Poland

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Slovakia

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    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

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    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities

    • Gardens and nature reserves activities

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Museums

    • Operation of historical sites

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    • Other accommodation

    • Other amusement and recreation activities

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Recreational and sport activities

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Road passenger transport

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

    • Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

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According to Eurostat, EU residents took around 92 million tourism trips in December 2022. Domestic travel peaked at 73 million, showing a strong preference for local holidays during the festive season. This surge in domestic trips represented 9% of the total annual domestic travel, which far exceeded the 19 million trips taken abroad. A key driver of this trend was the desire to visit friends and family, accounting for over half of the domestic trips in December. Additionally, Romania, Bulgaria, and Malta had the highest percentages of December trips compared to their overall annual travel figures. For more details, refer to the Eurostat article published on 5 January 2024, which includes links to relevant datasets.

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