Overview of the European camping landscape in 2023
The European tourism sector has demonstrated its resilience in recent years. In 2023, there were no fewer than 2.9 million overnight stays in European tourist accommodation. That is an increase of 6.1% compared to 2022 and an increase of 1.4% compared to the pre-COVID year of 2019. ACSI zoomed in on the camping sector and looked at whether it is back at the 2019 level. To gain a good overview of the European camping landscape, we compared the number of overnight stays in 2023 with the number in 2019. Furthermore, we zoomed in on the figures for some countries and looked at explanations and market developments to clarify these figures. Read article
