Portugal Passenger transport continues to approach 2019 levels in Q2 2022
Portugal: In the 2nd quarter of 2022, national airports handled 16,0 million passengers, corresponding to an increase of 299.2% compared to the same period of 2021 (+465.7% in Q1 2022). Compared to the same period of 2019, there was a decrease of 4.3%. In the same quarter of 2022, 43,4 million passengers were transported by […]
Spanish Locations In New Game Of Thrones Prequel
Spain: HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, made history last month with the most viewed premiere in the network’s history reaching almost ten million views on release. Game of Thrones famously had several filming locations across Spain such as the Almodóvar del Río, Andalucía, which represented Highgarden the home of House Tyrell (featured […]
Estonia in July 2022 accommodated 169% more foreign tourists than in July 2021
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2022, Estonian accommodation establishments served over 479,000 tourists, which is 26% more than in July last year. The number of domestic tourists fell, while the number of foreign tourists increased. Estonia: Helga Laurmaa, the analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that over 229,000 foreign and nearly 250,000 domestic tourists were […]
Belgium records 107% growth in overnight stays in May 2022 compared to May 2021
Belgium: The number of overnight stays in Belgian tourist accommodations was 3,828,234 in May 2022. On a national level, most overnight stays were in hotels (46%), gîtes, holiday homes and apartments (17%) and holiday centres and holiday villages (11%), according to, STATBEL, the Belgian statistical office. The number of overnight stays in May 2022 was […]
Derry Halloween is brewing up a fantastic festival
Europe’s biggest Halloween festival is concocting a fabulous programme of folklore, frights, fun and feasting this autumn. Ireland: The beautiful walled city of Derry~Londonderry will once again unleash the ancient Celtic spirits of Samhain as it celebrates Halloween from 28 – 31 October 2022. Now established as the biggest Halloween festival in Europe and voted […]
Cosy Up to Autumn in Scotland
As temperatures drop in harmony with the leaves, it is time to revel in the fleeting season of autumn, the arrival of which brings the perfect time to slow down and bask in a variety of comforting and cosy experiences across Scotland. Choose to walk through the wilderness and admire the changing hues of foliage, […]
Hungary see a growth of 15% in tourism nights in July 2022 compared to July 2021
Budapest, Hungary: In July 2022, 1.3 million guests spent 3.8 million tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes and community hostels), with the number of guests up by 17% and the number of nights by 15% compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of nights […]
Prague City Hall and Prague City Tourism are launching a pilot project of returnable cups at selected Prague events
Prague – The City of Prague in cooperation with Prague City Tourism is launching a pilot project of returnable cups for events held on Prague’s Embankments and at the Exhibition Grounds. The aim is to promote the use of sustainable utensils instead of single-use consumer plastics. The city has set aside CZK 2.4 million for the […]
VisitEngland Survey shows the growth of 30% in Visits to Visitor Attractions in England in 2021 compared to 2020
VisitEngland on Tuesday (Sept 6) published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions in England for 2021. The survey shows that while visits to visitor attractions in England increased by 30% overall last year compared to 2020, as attractions began to reopen and build back from the pandemic, 2021 visitor numbers were still down 55% […]
Spain in July recovered 9 out of 10 international tourists compared to 2019
Spain: In July, Spain received the visit of nearly 9.1 million international tourists who spent a total of 11,869 million euros on their journey, according to data from the Frontur and Egatur surveys published this week by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). These figures represent a recovery of 92% of arrivals in the same […]
