Guest nights booked via collaborative economy platforms (experimental statistics)

The data provides information on guest nights booked via four collaborative economy platforms – Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor – in short-stay accommodation such as guest apartments, suites, holiday homes, rest-houses, cottages, etc., does not include hotels and similar accommodation, as well as camping grounds.

Tourist accommodation offered via collaborative economy platforms (Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor), according to NACE Rev. 2 group 55.2 – Holiday and other short-stay accommodation, such as a guest apartment, suite, holiday home, rest-house, cottage, etc.

Tourist accommodation offered via collaborative economy platforms (Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor), according to NACE Rev. 2 group 55.2 – Holiday and other short-stay accommodation, such as guest apartments, suites, holiday homes, rest-houses, cottages, etc. Does not include accommodation that corresponds to the group 55.1 – Hotels and similar accommodation, as well as group 55.3 – Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks.

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Statistics database

Data on the booked guest nights in European Union and European Free Trade Association countries at the regional and city level on the Eurostat website in section / Accommodation offered via collaborative economy platforms - experimental statistics (tour_ce).

Comparable data available from 2018.

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Based on the data exchange agreement concluded in 2020, Eurostat data is provided by four international booking platforms Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor. Since the data source is new and the methodology is still being developed, these data are considered experimental.

Booking platforms collect data on the accommodation bookings offered in their databases. Eurostat obtains already partly aggregated data from platforms (Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor) within the set deadlines. The data are then transmitted to national statistical offices in accordance with the signed bilateral agreements on sharing the data between Eurostat and national statistical offices, observing the rules of confidentiality of statistical data.

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