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EU regions (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Canary Islands had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 225 regions in 2017, at 93.04 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 30,352. The median was 1.71 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.29 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest93,036,158Canary Islands
Lowest30,352Melilla
Median1,712,271225 regions
European Union (27)1,292,346,057History

Top 40 regions, 2017

Canary Islands: 93,036,158 countCanary Islands93,036,158Jadranska Hrvatska: 77,141,779 countJadranska Hrvatska77,141,779Balearic Islands: 64,346,335 countBalearic Islands64,346,335Catalonia: 54,738,296 countCatalonia54,738,296Veneto: 47,100,170 countVeneto47,100,170Ile-de-France: 43,035,060 countIle-de-France43,035,060Andalusia: 38,420,887 countAndalusia38,420,887Tirol: 33,789,444 countTirol33,789,444Kriti: 28,501,959 countKriti28,501,959Valencian Community: 26,023,781 countValencian Community26,023,781Toscana: 24,941,993 countToscana24,941,993Notio Aigaio: 24,922,436 countNotio Aigaio24,922,436Lombardia: 23,974,518 countLombardia23,974,518Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 22,125,350 countProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…22,125,350Lazio: 21,015,189 countLazio21,015,189Noord-Holland: 20,107,090 countNoord-Holland20,107,090Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 17,884,992 countProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur17,884,992Salzburg: 17,562,117 countSalzburg17,562,117Algarve: 17,029,112 countAlgarve17,029,112Praha: 16,132,282 countPraha16,132,282Kýpros: 15,946,809 countKýpros15,946,809Rhône-Alpes: 14,709,691 countRhône-Alpes14,709,691Community of Madrid: 14,362,642 countCommunity of Madrid14,362,642Berlin: 13,981,699 countBerlin13,981,699Ionia Nisia: 13,686,783 countIonia Nisia13,686,783Wien: 12,291,147 countWien12,291,147Oberbayern: 11,812,215 countOberbayern11,812,215Kentriki Makedonia: 11,491,063 countKentriki Makedonia11,491,063Emilia-Romagna: 10,719,888 countEmilia-Romagna10,719,888Campania: 9,546,835 countCampania9,546,835Malta: 9,184,162 countMalta9,184,162Budapest: 8,847,060 countBudapest8,847,060Languedoc-Roussillon: 8,812,639 countLanguedoc-Roussillon8,812,639Aquitaine: 8,290,449 countAquitaine8,290,449Yugoiztochen: 7,632,183 countYugoiztochen7,632,183Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 7,412,103 countProvincia Autonoma di Trento7,412,103Sicilia: 7,242,221 countSicilia7,242,221Sardegna: 7,097,936 countSardegna7,097,936Região Autónoma da Madeira: 7,051,416 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira7,051,416Attiki: 6,801,885 countAttiki6,801,885Canary Islands: 93,036,158 countCanary Islands93,036,158Jadranska Hrvatska: 77,141,779 countJadranska Hrvatska77,141,779Balearic Islands: 64,346,335 countBalearic Islands64,346,335Catalonia: 54,738,296 countCatalonia54,738,296Veneto: 47,100,170 countVeneto47,100,170Ile-de-France: 43,035,060 countIle-de-France43,035,060Andalusia: 38,420,887 countAndalusia38,420,887Tirol: 33,789,444 countTirol33,789,444Kriti: 28,501,959 countKriti28,501,959Valencian Community: 26,023,781 countValencian Community26,023,781Toscana: 24,941,993 countToscana24,941,993Notio Aigaio: 24,922,436 countNotio Aigaio24,922,436Lombardia: 23,974,518 countLombardia23,974,518Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 22,125,350 countProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen22,125,350Lazio: 21,015,189 countLazio21,015,189Noord-Holland: 20,107,090 countNoord-Holland20,107,090Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 17,884,992 countProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur17,884,992Salzburg: 17,562,117 countSalzburg17,562,117Algarve: 17,029,112 countAlgarve17,029,112Praha: 16,132,282 countPraha16,132,282Kýpros: 15,946,809 countKýpros15,946,809Rhône-Alpes: 14,709,691 countRhône-Alpes14,709,691Community of Madrid: 14,362,642 countCommunity of Madrid14,362,642Berlin: 13,981,699 countBerlin13,981,699Ionia Nisia: 13,686,783 countIonia Nisia13,686,783Wien: 12,291,147 countWien12,291,147Oberbayern: 11,812,215 countOberbayern11,812,215Kentriki Makedonia: 11,491,063 countKentriki Makedonia11,491,063Emilia-Romagna: 10,719,888 countEmilia-Romagna10,719,888Campania: 9,546,835 countCampania9,546,835Malta: 9,184,162 countMalta9,184,162Budapest: 8,847,060 countBudapest8,847,060Languedoc-Roussillon: 8,812,639 countLanguedoc-Roussillon8,812,639Aquitaine: 8,290,449 countAquitaine8,290,449Yugoiztochen: 7,632,183 countYugoiztochen7,632,183Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 7,412,103 countProvincia Autonoma di Trento7,412,103Sicilia: 7,242,221 countSicilia7,242,221Sardegna: 7,097,936 countSardegna7,097,936Região Autónoma da Madeira: 7,051,416 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira7,051,416Attiki: 6,801,885 countAttiki6,801,885
count. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
count		Change on 2016
1Canary Islands93,036,158+1.9%
2Jadranska Hrvatska77,141,779+10.9%
3Balearic Islands64,346,335+0.3%
4Catalonia54,738,296+4.8%
5Veneto47,100,170+7.1%
6Ile-de-France Low reliability43,035,060+12.5%
7Andalusia38,420,887+6.9%
8Tirol33,789,444+2.4%
9Kriti28,501,959+7.6%
10Valencian Community26,023,781+8.4%
11Toscana24,941,993+3.9%
12Notio Aigaio24,922,436+12.8%
13Lombardia23,974,518+7.6%
14Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen22,125,350+2.9%
15Lazio21,015,189+7.2%
16Noord-Holland20,107,090+13.4%
17Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur17,884,992n/a
18Salzburg17,562,117+3.1%
19Algarve17,029,112+6.5%
20Praha16,132,282+7.4%
21Kýpros15,946,809+9.9%
22Rhône-Alpes14,709,691n/a
23Community of Madrid14,362,642+12.3%
24Berlin13,981,699-1.3%
25Ionia Nisia13,686,783+7.2%
26Wien12,291,147+2.9%
27Oberbayern11,812,215+11.1%
28Kentriki Makedonia11,491,063+9.3%
29Emilia-Romagna10,719,888+6.1%
30Campania9,546,835+2.1%
31Malta9,184,162+6.5%
32Budapest8,847,060+8%
33Languedoc-Roussillon8,812,639n/a
34Aquitaine8,290,449n/a
35Yugoiztochen7,632,183+4.1%
36Provincia Autonoma di Trento7,412,103+5%
37Sicilia7,242,221+5.3%
38Sardegna7,097,936+10.4%
39Região Autónoma da Madeira7,051,416+3.4%
40Attiki6,801,885+13.4%
41Kärnten6,663,926+2.9%
42Darmstadt6,487,878+4%
43Piemonte6,349,307+8.3%
44Severoiztochen6,346,560+4.8%
45Liguria6,301,651+4.4%
46Hovedstaden6,186,250+3.9%
47Zahodna Slovenija6,083,334+18.6%
48Vorarlberg6,027,812+1.9%
49Norte5,554,518+16.7%
50Zeeland5,273,780+5.7%
51Stockholm5,159,938+10.1%
52Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest5,046,234+22%
53Friuli-Venezia Giulia4,965,583+6.9%
54Midi-Pyrénées4,599,540n/a
55Freiburg4,380,100+0.4%
56Steiermark4,280,297+6.8%
57Eesti4,150,419+3.4%
58Bretagne4,121,937n/a
59Köln4,062,540+9.5%
60Prov. West-Vlaanderen4,056,456+8.2%
61Severozápad4,045,291+9.9%
62Alsace Low reliability3,959,487n/a
63Małopolskie3,553,368+6.8%
64Düsseldorf3,552,161+1.6%
65Zachodniopomorskie3,461,521+6.1%
66Hamburg3,446,375+5.1%
67Latvija3,406,527+11.9%
68Pays de la Loire3,342,617n/a
69Puglia3,262,689+9.3%
70Limburg (NL)3,249,357+8.3%
71Corse3,240,045n/a
72Västsverige3,069,653-0.3%
73Helsinki-Uusimaa3,014,529+18.9%
74Basque Country2,988,956+7.7%
75Stuttgart2,901,537+4.2%
76Luxembourg2,875,330-2.1%
77Oberösterreich2,786,483+7.8%
78Warszawski stołeczny2,774,120n/a
79Syddanmark2,770,244-0.6%
80Noord-Brabant2,687,216+1.8%
81Basse-Normandie Low reliability2,635,065n/a
82Karlsruhe2,613,407+2.2%
83Nyugat-Dunántúl2,559,713+7.5%
84Schwaben2,491,762+13.4%
85Galicia2,467,266+8.2%
86Vzhodna Slovenija2,394,685+12.8%
87Yugozapaden2,315,248+13.5%
88Centre - Val de Loire Low reliability2,307,454n/a
89Peloponnisos2,245,787+14.6%
90Nord-Pas de Calais Low reliability2,224,649n/a
91Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi2,214,233+16.5%
92Prov. Antwerpen2,205,717+2.9%
93Lorraine Low reliability2,172,898n/a
94Trier2,145,368-2.6%
95Bucureşti-Ilfov2,132,907+9.2%
96Poitou-Charentes Low reliability2,132,476n/a
97Niederösterreich2,121,039+10.7%
98Castile and León2,113,371+5.6%
99Koblenz2,099,868-0.3%
100Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki2,095,423+15.1%
101Mittelfranken2,037,634+4.2%
102Arnsberg2,025,165+4.2%
103Calabria2,020,391+9.3%
104Schleswig-Holstein2,011,760+3.5%
105Marche2,003,685-7.3%
106Umbria1,975,977-8.9%
107Voreio Aigaio1,940,533+13.5%
108Region of Murcia1,925,855+1.1%
109Thessalia1,792,230+11.6%
110Prov. Limburg (BE)1,784,578+0.3%
111Severovýchod1,763,108+7.2%
112Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas1,718,962+6.5%
113Sostinės regionas1,712,271+3.2%
114Bratislavský kraj1,682,945+3.1%
115Aragon1,633,857+6.6%
116Gelderland1,585,902+27.6%
117Jihozápad1,483,454+6.9%
118Sydsverige1,476,916+2.8%
119Pomorskie1,450,879+14.3%
120Dolnośląskie1,442,076+7.1%
121Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste1,434,422+4.9%
122Západné Slovensko1,391,842+16.9%
123Ipeiros1,376,941+26.1%
124Friesland (NL)1,321,443+6.4%
125Franche-Comté Low reliability1,303,794n/a
126Jihovýchod1,292,379+16.1%
127Norra Mellansverige1,277,860+0.5%
128Nordjylland1,263,541-1%
129Tübingen1,231,602-0.1%
130Dresden1,187,761+5.3%
131Stredné Slovensko1,182,655+3%
132Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1,172,377+16.3%
133Midtjylland1,124,443+6.4%
134Weser-Ems1,105,033+1.2%
135Região Autónoma dos Açores1,104,236+13.3%
136Dytiki Elláda1,092,483+11.2%
137Övre Norrland1,091,104+4.1%
138Centru1,088,766+8.7%
139Prov. Liège1,086,047+3.1%
140Hannover1,074,179+4.6%
141Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1,071,373+11.1%
142Východné Slovensko1,059,503-0.7%
143Overijssel1,056,779+22.8%
144Sterea Elláda1,030,026+21%
145Småland med öarna1,023,667+3.8%
146Drenthe1,007,730+22.1%
147Prov. Luxembourg (BE)998,612-4.3%
148Mecklenburg-Vorpommern997,532-3.5%
149Auvergne Low reliability966,217n/a
150Rheinhessen-Pfalz954,516+3.3%
151Brandenburg941,158-0.1%
152Közép-Dunántúl927,649+11.5%
153Östra Mellansverige925,284+5.6%
154Braunschweig895,870-1.3%
155Cantabria868,113+0.3%
156Abruzzo865,664-1%
157Niederbayern831,788+6.5%
158Flevoland830,952+14%
159Śląskie829,962+3.7%
160Kassel823,713+18.8%
161Asturias800,705+4%
162Castilla-La Mancha751,066+11.4%
163Észak-Alföld707,099+4.8%
164Oberpfalz701,819+5.4%
165Etelä-Suomi691,171+20.9%
166Lüneburg679,266+4.3%
167Navarre661,240+7%
168Unterfranken646,730-0.3%
169Dél-Dunántúl645,276+9.1%
170Wielkopolskie639,231+4.3%
171Sachsen-Anhalt634,076+14.3%
172Leipzig627,216+16.4%
173Münster625,442+10%
174Mellersta Norrland614,280-0.1%
175Thüringen608,681+7.6%
176Detmold606,764+7%
177Länsi-Suomi584,653+12.1%
178Prov. Hainaut583,944-0.3%
179Yuzhen tsentralen577,002+11.5%
180Sjælland570,309+2.1%
181Nord-Vest551,328+15.8%
182Střední Morava542,486+10%
183Střední Čechy527,726+7.7%
184Burgenland522,056+0.6%
185Bremen493,032+1.5%
186Moravskoslezsko470,287+7%
187Észak-Magyarország461,691+4.2%
188Dél-Alföld456,312+19.7%
189Extremadura445,419+8.4%
190Groningen436,330+27.7%
191Oberfranken433,223+1.1%
192Saarland425,838-0.9%
193Vest424,444+15.1%
194Prov. Namur415,476+7.4%
195Warmińsko-mazurskie400,048-0.3%
196Łódzkie364,930n/a
197Sud-Est344,430+1.5%
198Pest336,981+11.2%
199Lubuskie331,764+10.4%
200Sud-Muntenia314,495+10%
201Podkarpackie303,657n/a
202Gießen300,388+6.3%
203Nord-Est290,929+8.1%
204Kujawsko-pomorskie290,642+2.7%
205Guadeloupe Low reliability263,539n/a
206Basilicata261,017+3.8%
207Mazowiecki regionalny242,263n/a
208Åland238,248-2.1%
209Chemnitz236,123+8.2%
210Prov. Brabant wallon236,029+12.5%
211La Rioja234,611-1.9%
212Podlaskie220,602n/a
213Lubelskie211,183n/a
214Martinique Low reliability199,716n/a
215La Réunion184,228n/a
216Severen tsentralen160,826+11.4%
217Sud-Vest Oltenia120,671+2.3%
218Opolskie107,086-2.3%
219Guyane Low reliability89,260n/a
220Świętokrzyskie81,883n/a
221Severozapaden73,748+19.7%
222Ceuta58,552+14.1%
223Dytiki Makedonia56,872+52.8%
224Molise42,197-6.1%
225Melilla30,352-5.8%

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About this ranking

Nights spent in the year by guests whose usual residence is outside the country, at hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Guests are classed by country of residence, not nationality: a Spanish citizen living in France counts as non-resident in Spain. Nights by residents and non-residents together are tourist_nights. From the EU survey of occupancy in tourist accommodation establishments. Countries may leave out establishments with fewer than 10 bed places (20 in countries with under 1% of EU nights), and private rentals booked through online platforms are partly outside the survey: see short_stay_platform_guest_nights.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 19 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which region has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Canary Islands, with 93.04 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Melilla, with 30,352 in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 19 regions have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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