As the first quarter of the year already indicated, 2025 is looking like a promising year for tourism. The total number of guest nights in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 17.8 percent compared with the same quarter of 2024 and by 36.8 percent compared with the second quarter of 2023. 

Nights spent in short-stay accommodation increased by 34.3 percent this April, compared with April 2024, mostly due to the Easter holidays, which took place in April this year. This increase was followed by a more modest growth of 5.3 percent this May and a bigger bump of 18.1 percent in June, compared with their respective months in 2024. 

This information comes from monthly data on short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms. Eurostat recently published the data for the second quarter of 2025 at national level and the first quarter of 2025 at regional level. 

This news article presents several highlights from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. For a more in-depth analysis, please also refer to the Statistics Explained article with annual data.

2025 Winter: Sunny Canarias Topped the EU Travel List

The most popular regions for short-term rental accommodation booked via online platforms in the first quarter of 2025 were Canarias (8.8 million nights) in Spain, followed by Rhône-Alpes (8.1 million) in France, and Andalucía (7.7 million) also in Spain. 

In the same quarter, among the top 20 regions, five were located in Spain and another five in France, three were in Italy, two in Austria and another two in Portugal, and one region each in Hungary, Poland and Greece.