Inbound tourism in Europe - statistics & facts
Inbound tourism refers to the arrival of non-resident visitors to a destination from other areas of the world. It is particularly relevant for the travel and tourism market in Europe and often has seasonal patterns. Nearly 600 million inbound tourists traveled to Europe in 2022, making it the most popular region for international tourist arrivals worldwide that year. Overall, international visitors accounted for just under a third of the total travel and tourism spending in Europe in 2022, denoting a decline of four percentage points compared to 2019, the year before the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
