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Tourism accommodation services: EU Ecolabel facts and figures

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10 October 2024

Tourism accommodation services: EU Ecolabel facts and figures

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The number of EU Ecolabel licenses for tourist accommodations has doubled from 392 in September 2020 to 778, demonstrating substantial progress in the sector.

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Geographical descriptors

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Organisation Type

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

International Organisations

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • 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

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

  • 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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EU Ecolabel figures are biannually released on the Facts & Figures page of the EU Ecolabel website. The next ones will be published on 10 October 2024. In summary for tourist accommodation services:

  • Tourist accommodation services now hold 778 licenses covering 799 services.
  • The top five countries for awarding Tourist accommodation services are France (338), Austria (182), Italy (76), Slovenia (67), and Spain (59).
  • Additionally, 13 services are based outside the EEA, primarily in Switzerland and Montenegro.
  • Since March 2024, 94 new licenses have been issued.
  • The number of tourism accommodations has doubled in just four years, rising from 392 licenses in September 2020 to the current figures.

For a more detailed analysis, the EU Ecolabel Directorate-General for Environment provides a wide range of data options. This includes information on the number of EU Ecolabel products and licenses by category, country, and product group, along with capabilities to analyze trends and changes over time.

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