In 2020, the tourism industry has suffered from the COVID-19 outbreak.
From January to August 2020, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU, such as hotels, holiday and other short-stay accommodation and campings, totalled 1.1 billion, a decline of 50% from January-August 2019.
Looking at data per month, the most substantial falls in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments were recorded in April (-95%) and May (-89%) compared with the same months of 2019.
In the summer period, there was only a partial recovery, with falls of 71% in June, 42% in July and 32% in August. In the period July-August 2020, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments decreased by 37% compared to the same period in 2019.