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Tourism indicators reveal that in May 2024, the Netherlands welcomed 5.5 million guests, a 30.2% increase from May 2019, with North Holland being the top destination.

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Netherlands

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU Institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local Authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • 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

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Other accommodation

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In May 2024, the Netherlands saw a significant influx of visitors, welcoming 5.5 million guests—a 30.2% increase compared to May 2019. Throughout 2023, the country hosted 49.4 million guests, a 7.6% rise from 2019. Of these visitors, 41.1% were international travelers, while 58.9% were domestic, closely mirroring the pre-pandemic proportions of 43.8% foreign and 56.1% domestic tourists. North Holland emerged as the top destination, attracting 18.1% of domestic and 50.1% of international tourists. For more detailed data, StatLine, the free electronic database of Statistics Netherlands, offers automatically updated information and allows users to explore key figures on overnight accommodations by region.

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