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Overnight stays declined, despite the growth among residents
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Overnight stays declined, despite the growth among residents - March 2025
30 April 2025

Summary

The tourist accommodation sector accounted for 2.3 million guests (-0.1%) and 5.6 million overnight stays (-3.0%) in March 2025, amounting to EUR 406.9 million in total revenue and EUR 302.1 million in revenue from accommodation (+0.3% and -0.4%, respectively).

The decline in overnight stays was driven by the external markets, which fell by 5.2% (-3.1% in February), totalling 3.9 million. In contrast, residents’ overnight stays increased by 2.4% (-1.2% in February), at 1.7 million.

Among the top 10 inbound markets in terms of overnight stays in March, the Polish stood out with a growth of 35.9%. Conversely, the Spanish market stood out as well, with the largest decrease (-37.0).

The revenue per available room (RevPAR) stood at EUR 48.7 (-2.1%) and the average daily rate (ADR) amounted to EUR 96.5 (-0.1%).

It should be noted that the results for March were influenced by the moving structure of the calendar, i.e. by the effect of the holiday periods associated with Carnival and Easter. This year, the Carnival period took place in March, while in the previous year it was concentrated in February. The Easter period occurred in April, whereas in 2024 was mainly concentrated in March.


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