In April of this year, 53.5 million nights were spent in accommodation booked via online platforms, showing a slight decline of 1.8 percent compared with April 2023. However, May registered an increase with 73.0 million nights booked via platforms (+31.7 percent compared with May 2023) as well as June, with 82.3 million (+17.8 percent compared with June 2023). 

All EU countries recorded an increase in the number of nights booked through online platforms this June. The largest increases were recorded in Malta (+45.8 percent compared to June 2023), Lithuania (+28.1 percent) and Sweden (+27.4 percent).

In contrast, modest increases were recorded in Belgium (+2.6 percent), the Netherlands (+3.3 percent) and Slovenia (+6.0 percent).