The increase is entirely due to tourists travelling outside their country of residence, with +10.3 million nights, +8.5 % compared to June 2012. However, there was a significant decrease in the number of nights spent by residents (the number decreased by 4.4 million nights, -3.1 %).
The first half of 2013 brought an increase of 1.1 % in the number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments, compared to the same period in 2012, with the segment of hotels and similar establishments recording a growth of 1.5 % in the same period of 2013, compared to January-June 2012.
Bulgaria, Malta, Latvia, Poland, and Lithuania are the top countries with a significant increase in number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments with 11%, 10%, 6.9%, 5.3%, and 4.1% respectively. In terms of increase in the number of hotel and similar accommodation, Greece had the most significant increase, with 19.2%, followed by Poland (15.4%), UK (12.6%), Bulgaria (10.7%), and Malta (9.4%).
Of course there were some European that didn’t record any growth, with an undesired number one place for Liechtenstein (-9.6%), followed by Italy (-7.6%), Czech Republic (-6%), Austria (-4.8%), and Cyprus (-3.9%). The top five countries with the biggest decrease in the number of hotels and similar establishments are: Italy (-5.6%), Cyprus (-3.9%), Austria (-3.3%), Croatia (3.1%), and The Czech Republic (-2.1%).