4.1 Portraying tourists

In 2017, 267 million people in the EU*, corresponding to 62 % of the population, went at least on one private trip (as opposed to business trips). This number has increased by 4 % since 2012.

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4.2 Going on trips

For nearly half (47 %) of their private trips, EU* residents stayed in rented accommodation, while the rest of their trips (53 %) were spent in non-rented accommodation.

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4.3 Travelling – where and how

Looking at the destination of private trips made by EU residents, they can either stay in their own country (domestic trips) or travel to another country (outbound trips).

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4.4 Travelling – spending

In the EU* in 2017, tourists spent on average € 382 per private trip. Spending varied considerably among the Member States, with over € 600 per trip for residents from Sweden (€ 779), Luxembourg (€ 762), Austria (€ 636), Denmark (€ 614) and Malta (€ 609).

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