During the January-July period, inbound tourist traffic rose by 21.9%, reaching 16.17 million travellers compared to 13.26 million during the same period in 2022. Specifically, air travel increased by 15.5%, while arrivals via land border stations surged by 45%. During this period, travel from EU-27 countries amounted to 9.72 million tourists, marking a 20.5% rise from the same timeframe in 2022, whereas tourist traffic from countries outside of the EU-27 rose by 24.1%, totalling 6.45 million travellers.
Travel from Eurozone countries saw a 14.1% increase. Conversely, travel from EU-27 countries outside the Eurozone rose by 35.3%. In particular, arrivals from Germany increased by 11.4%, totalling 2.3 million travellers, and those from France increased by 12.4%, amounting to approximately 1 million.
Concerning non-EU-27 nations, tourist traffic from the United Kingdom increased by 3.2%, reaching 2.1 million travellers, and from the USA, there was a notable rise of 43.5%, bringing the figure to 737.4 thousand travellers.
In July, incoming travel numbers reached 6.1 million travellers, marking a 15.8% increase compared to the same month in 2022. Specifically, air travel increased by 9% from the previous July, while road border crossings surged by 36.2%. This growth in inbound travel was attributed to a rise from both EU-27 countries, increasing by 18.7%, and non-EU-27 nations by 11%. More specifically, travellers from the Eurozone amounted to 2.29 million, up by 12%.
There was a 29.9% rise in travel from EU-27 countries outside the Eurozone, equating to 1.59 million travellers. In particular, travel from Germany grew by 16.1% to 746,400 travellers, while France saw a modest increase of 0.5%, amounting to 372,500 travellers.
Regarding nations outside the EU-27, UK arrivals slightly decreased by 1.4%, registering at 802,000 travellers, whilst the US displayed an increase of 10.6%, equating to 209,100 travellers.
Furthermore, from January to July, travel revenue displayed a 20.2% uptick compared to the same period in 2022, totalling €10.3 billion. This trend was attributed to a 14.7% rise in revenue from EU-27 residents, reaching €5.65 billion, as well as a 27% boost from non-EU-27 countries, rounding up to €4.4 billion. More specifically, revenue from the Eurozone stood at €4.55 billion, an increase of 15.1%, while earnings from EU-27 countries outside the Eurozone went up by 13%, culminating in €1.1 billion.
Notably, Germany’s contributions rose by 7.0% to €1.72 billion, while France’s surged by 23.9% to €782 million. Outside the EU-27, revenue from the UK experienced an 11.9% increase, totalling €1.62 billion, and the US contributions expanded by 33.8%, resulting in €737.8 million.
In July, travel revenues witnessed an elegant surge of 15.1% compared to the same month in the previous year. More specifically, revenues from residents of the EU-27 countries rose by 11.3%, reaching a sumptuous €2.29 billion.
In contrast, earnings from residents outside the EU-27 realm experienced an even more notable rise of 20.3%, translating to €1.78 billion in July 2023, a marked increase from the €1.48 billion in July 2022.
This upward trajectory in revenues from the EU-27 inhabitants can be attributed to a 12% uptick from those residing in the Eurozone, amassing €1.75 billion in July 2023 compared to €1.56 billion in 2022. Furthermore, the inflow from those in EU-27 countries but outside the Eurozone zone rose by 9%, accounting for €544.9 million.
Turning our gaze to the more prominent nations of origin from the Eurozone, German contributions augmented by a modest 2.1% to €581.4 million, while the French proved more spirited with a 14.9% leap, contributing €322 million. Venturing beyond the EU-27 boundaries, the United Kingdom made its presence felt with a 17.3% uplift in revenues, amassing €764.3 million. Across the Atlantic, the USA displayed a restrained growth of 0.9%, contributing €214.4 million to the coffers.
