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Overnight hotel stays 2022

The Swiss hotel industry continued to recover in 2022. However, the number of hotel overnight stays from the long-distance markets is still far below the pre-pandemic level.

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PRIORITY MARKETS 90.11% (32,832,220) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector Benelux, Germany, Greater China (with Taiwan and Hong Kong), Gulf states, France, Italy, Switzerland, USA, UK (with Ireland)
ACTIVE MARKETS 6.78% (2,471,137) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector Australia (with New Zealand and Oceania), Brazil, Japan, Canada, South Korea, the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Austria, Poland, Spain, Russia, Czech Republic
STRATEGIC GROWTH MARKETS 2.64% (962,252) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector India, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)
ANTENNA MARKETS 0.47% (171,784) of overnight stays in the Swiss hotel sector Portugal, Manila (Philippinen) 
* ( ) 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 35 offices, grouped together in 23 markets. The employees on site 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
2022		 Overnights
2021		 Changes
2022/2021		 in % Overnights
2012		 Changes
2022/2012		 in %
Germany 3 617 513 2 595 965 1 021 548 39,4 % 4 625 384 – 1 007 871 – 21,8 %
Greater China (with Taiwan and Hong Kong)  196 854 47 352 149 5023 315,7 % 907 513 – 710 659 – 78,3 %
France 1 312 309 989 005 323 304 32,7 % 1 318 460 – 6 151 – 0,5%
Gulf states 820 623 425 405 395 218 92,9 % 518 842 301 781 58,2 %
Italy 816 394 545 988 270 406 49,5 % 971 776 – 155 382 – 16,0 %
Benelux  1 341 097 805 527 535 570 66,5 % 1 447 264 – 106 167 – 7,3 %
Switzerland (headquarters: activities for all markets)  21 062 223 20 960 665 101 558 0,5 % 15 690 035 5 372 188 34,2 %
USA  2 300 006 610 427 1 689 579 276,8 % 1 525 178 774 828 – 50,8 %
UK (with Ireland)  1 365 201 333 874 1 031 327 308,9 % 1 544 236 – 179 035 – 11,6 %
ACTIVE MARKETS
Australia (with New Zealand and Oceania)  211 649 20 514 191 135 932 % 284 710 – 73 061 – 25,7 %
Brazil 220 758 92 265 128 493 139 % 201 298 – 19 460 – 9,7 %
Japan  83 513 16 122 67 391 418 % 231 642 – 148 129 – 63,9 %
Canada  227 658 53 978 173 680 322 % 172 467 – 55 191 32 %
South Korea 152 269 14 478 137 791 952 % 172 467 – 20 198 – 11,7 %
The Nordic countries (Danmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)  430 518 165 677 264 841 160 % 496 176 – 65 658 – 13,2 %
Austria 329 140 240 199 88 941 37 % 378 277 – 49 137 – 13,0 %
Poland 193 070 195 998 – 2’928 – 1,0 % 140 502 52 568 37,4 %
Russia 103 799 102 246 1553 2 % 561 490 – 457 691 – 81.5 %
Spain 409 938 205 579 204 359 99 % 434 669 – 24 731 – 5,7 %
Czech Republic 108 825 60 564 48 261 80 % 107 324 1 501 1,4 %
STRATEGIC GROWTH MARKETS
India 380 135 76 048 304 087 399,9 % 460 440 – 94 747 – 20,0 %
Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)  582 117 81 948 500 169 610,3 % 309 746 – 229 501 65,1 %
ANTENNA MARKETS
Portugal  130 255 77 348 52 907 68,4 % 109 833 20 422 18,6 %
Manila (Philippines)  41 529 6822 34 707 508,8 % 20 508 2 ‘021 102,5 % 
Overnights at Swiss hotels and thermal treatment centres (by selected countries of origin, partially aggregated) Source: HESTA, Federal Statistical Office 2022, 2021 and 2012

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