In 2021, the EU had approximately 28.1 million places in 597,000 tourist facilities. Italy and France account for more than a third of the total available capacity, each with 5.1 million seats. According to Eurostat, these countries are followed by Spain (3.8 million beds, 13% of the total) and Germany (3.5 million; 12%).

Compared to 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of beds and units remained stable. However, compared to 2019, the number of beds in 2021 decreased by 2%, and the number of units was -3% lower.

Figures for 2021 show that three-quarters (75%) of the 591 million guest nights spent in EU tourist accommodation were tourists from other EU Member States, while 16% were spent by tourists from outside the EU (almost half of which were residents of Great Britain).

In 2021, tourists from North America accounted for 4% of all nights spent in EU tourist accommodation, while visitors from Asia accounted for 2%, Central and South America 1%, Africa almost 1% and Oceania 0.2 %.

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