Swiss hotel industry heading for new highs after strong summer

The Swiss hotel industry remains on course for a record year. After another increase in overnight stays in October, the industry can look back on a consistently strong summer season. In October, the number of overnight stays climbed by 4.1% year-on-year to 3.47 million, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Monday. Swiss guests provided particular momentum with a significant increase of 4.8%. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, foreign demand also increased by 3.3%. This means that all months of the summer tourist season from May to October recorded year-on-year growth. Record summer season Over the entire summer season, 25.08 million overnight stays were recorded - a year-on-year increase of 2.6% and the highest figure ever recorded for this period. Growth in the summer was driven primarily by European guests, whose demand rose by 3.8% to 6.9 million overnight stays. This is the highest figure since 2013, according to the FSO. Full story here Are you the author? Previous post See more for 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy Next post
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