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Overnight hotel stays 2021

The Swiss hotel industry rallied slightly in 2021, but its numbers remained far below pre-pandemic levels.

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PRIORITY MARKETS ACTIVE MARKETS STRATEGIC GROWTH MARKETS
93.89% (26,888,803) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector 4.08% (1,167,620) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector 2.04% (283,401) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector
Benelux, Germany, Greater China (with Taiwan and Hong Kong), France, Italy, Switzerland, USA, UK (with Ireland) Australia (with New Zealand and Oceania), Brazil, Japan, Canada, South Korea, the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Austria, Poland, Spain, Russia, Czech Republic Gulf states, India, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand) 
* ( ) Mandated staff. Scroll down for the key figures. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

Switzerland Tourism ensures that Switzerland as a holiday destination is represented 365 days a year, with 34 offices, grouped together in 23 markets. Local employees are familiar with the cultural and economic conditions in their region. They also have an extensive network and keep their finger firmly on the pulse of the country in question through their marketing activities.

PRIORITY MARKETS Overnights
2021		 Overnights
2020		 Changes
2021/2020		 in % Overnight
2011		 Changes
2021/2011		 in %
Germany  2 595 965 2 227 431 368 534 16.5% 5 207 892 – 2 611 927 – 50.2%
Greater China (with Taiwan and Hong Kong)  47 352 157 735 – 110 383 – 70.0% 751 420 – 704 068 – 93.7%
France  989 005 795 627 193 378 24.3% 1 394 166 – 405 161 – 29.1%
Italy  545 988 446 533 99 455 22.3% 1 007 519 – 461 531 – 45.8%
Benelux  805 527 814 137 – 8610 – 1.1% 1 640 976 – 835 449 – 50.9%
Switzerland (headquarters: activities for all markets)  20 960 665 16 389 391 4 571 274 27.9% 15 752 367 5 208 298 33.1%
USA  610 427 389 197 221 230 56.8% 1 492 131 – 881 704 – 59.1%
UK (with Ireland)  333 874 523 395 – 189 521 – 36.2% 1 699 747 – 1 365 873 – 80.4%
ACTIVE MARKETS
Australia (with New Zealand and Oceania)  20 514 66 853 – 46 339 – 69.3% 270 650 – 250 136 – 92.4%
Brazil  92 265 75 516 16 749 22.2% 194 492 – 102 227 – 52.6%
Japan  16 122 39 032 – 22 910 – 58.7% 479 743 – 463 621 – 96.6%
Canada  53 978 53 864 114 0.2% 228 137 – 174 159 – 76.3%
South Korea  14 478 50 245 – 35 767 – 71.2% 167 866 – 153 388 – 91.4%
The Nordic countries (Danmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)  165 677 166 124 – 447 – 0.3% 537 138 – 371 461 – 69.2%
Austria  240 199 191 022 49 177 25.7% 400 266 – 160 067 – 40.0%
Polen  195 998 102 052 93 946 92.1% 150 097 45 901 30.6%
Russia  102 246 133 301 – 31 055 – 23.3% 513 754 – 411 508 – 80.1%
Spain  205 579 119 042 86 537 72.7% 451 463 – 245 884 – 54.5%
Czech Republic  60 564 50 436 10 128 20.1% 105 436 – 44 872 – 42.6%
Strategic growth markets
Gulf states  425 405 113 788 311 617 273.9% 418 609 6796 1.6%
India  76 048 54 620 21 428 39.2% 460 440 – 384 392 – 83.5%
Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)  81 948 86 920 – 4972 – 5.7% 309 746 – 227 798 – 73.5% 
Overnights at Swiss hotels and thermal treatment centres (by selected countries of origin, partially aggregated) Source: HESTA, Federal Statistical Office 2021, 2020 and 2011

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