European short-stay accommodation bookings continue double-digit growth
The number of guest nights spent in short-stay accommodation in Europe booked via one of four leading platforms grew by nearly 14% last year
There was a total of 678.6 million guest nights in short-stay accommodation in 2023 booked via Airbnb, Expedia, Tripadvisor and Booking.com according to new European Commission data.
Key takeaways
- Data shows this is the third year of double-digit growth in the sector, which continues its recovery after Covid-19 lockdowns;
- The number of guest nights booked on the four platforms had grown by 33.9% in 2021 vs 2020 and by 63.9% in 2022 against 2021;
- The EC’s Eurostat service, which has a data sharing agreement with the four major online booking platforms, reported a 22.7% growth in Q4 2023 against Q4 2022.
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