In the second quarter of 2025, guests spent 245.9 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the EU, booked via Airbnb, Booking or Expedia.
As the first quarter of the year already indicated, 2025 is looking like a promising year for tourism. The total number of guest nights in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 17.8% compared with the same quarter of 2024 and by 36.8% compared with the second quarter of 2023.
Nights spent in short-stay accommodation increased by 34.3% in April 2025, compared with April 2024, mostly due to the Easter holidays, which took place in April this year. This increase was followed by a more modest growth of 5.3% in May 2025 and a bigger bump of 18.1% in June 2025, compared with their respective months in 2024.
2025 winter: sunny Canarias topped the EU travel list
The most popular regions for short-term rental accommodation booked via online platforms in the first quarter of 2025 were Canarias (8.8 million nights) in Spain, followed by Rhône-Alpes (8.1 million) in France, and Andalucía (7.7 million) also in Spain.
In the same quarter, among the top 20 regions, 5 were located in Spain and another 5 in France, 3 were in Italy, 2 in Austria and another 2 in Portugal, and 1 region each in Hungary, Poland and Greece.