Virtual Tourism Observatory
The Virtual Tourism Observatory provides access to a broad collection of information, data and analysis on current trends in the tourism sector. It includes the latest available figures on the sector's trends and volumes, economic and environmental impact, and the origin and profile of tourists.
Demand
Change (p.y.%) and number of arrivals and nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments
Occupancy
Net occupancy rate of bed places in hotels and similar accommodation .
Seasonality
Distribution of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments (Gini index)
The Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of nights deviates from a perfectly
equal distribution (degree of seasonality). A Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality
(no seasonality), while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality (high seasonality).
Expenditure by expenditure categories
Thousand euro
Employment
Employed persons by NACE Rev. 2 activity in the EU28
Regional data
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by region.
Net occupancy rate of bed-places in hotels and similar accommodation by region.
Main source markets
Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments (number and change from previous year) and value of EU-28 travel services exports to non-member countries