Over the past 10 years, the number of nights spent by Chinese tourists in European hotels, increased by 356% (3.5 times).
Brazil - in second place in terms of the growth in the number of tourists and the duration of their stay in the EU: 239% more nights in 2016 than in 2006.
Russia closes the top three - Russians spent 189% more nights in Europe than 10 years ago.
Europeans themselves also began to stay in hotels of other European countries (by 123%).
Among non-European destinations, the Europeans enjoyed the most popularity of the United States: 19% of European tourists visited there in 2016. On the second place - Turkey (13%), on the third - Switzerland (12%). Russia - on the 5th place with 5%, it was bypassed by Norway, where 7% of European tourists go. Such data are provided by the European statistical office Eurostat.