Record fall in overnight stays in first half of 2020
Neuchâtel, 04.08.2020 - The hotel sector registered 9.9 million overnight stays in Switzerland in the first half of 2020, representing a decline of 47.5% (– 8.9 million overnight stays) compared with the same period a year earlier. With a total of 4.1 million overnight stays, foreign demand dropped by 60.1% (– 6.1 million). Domestic visitors registered 5.8 million overnight stays, i.e. a decline of 32.4% (– 2.8 million). This negative result can be explained by the extraordinary situation related to COVID-19. These are the provisional 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
Yves Strauss, FSO, Tourism Section, tel.: +41 58 46 36573, email: Info-Tour@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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