Summer season accounts for majority of tourism nights of EU residents: Eurostat

The summer season from June to September accounts for more than half of the total number of tourism nights spent by the European Union (EU) residents during the whole year, according to information released by the statistical office of the EU Eurostat on Thursday.

A little more than 60 percent of these nights were spent in their own country (domestic), while almost 40 percent of summer season tourism nights were spent abroad (outbound), said Eurostat.

In particular, July and August are the two months when EU residents spent most tourism nights during the year.

Divided by age groups, more than a third of all tourism nights for residents aged 15-29 and 30-64 are spent during July and August, while this share fell to around a quarter for residents aged 65 and over, who preferred to spread their holidays more evenly throughout the year.

For residents of a majority of EU member states, the summer season represents more than half of all annual tourism nights, except in Malta, Finland, Denmark, Romania, the United Kingdom, Germany and Estonia, said Eurostat. Endit