The Swiss hotel sector saw a new record number of overnight stays in 2018
Neuchâtel, 26.02.2019 - The hotel sector in Switzerland registered 38.8 million overnight stays in 2018, i.e. the best result to date. This represented a growth of 3.8% (+1.4 million) compared with 2017. Foreign demand totalled 21.4 million units, an increase of 4.5% (+921 000) and its best performance in 10 years. Swiss overnight stays increased by 2.9% (+493 000), thus reaching the record value of 17.4 million overnight stays. These are the final results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Lisa Joly, FSO, Section Tourism, tel.: +41 58 463 63 79, email: Info-Tour@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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