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  • 7.3 million tourists were accommodated in Poland in H1 2020

    7.3 million tourists were accommodated in Poland in H1 2020

    In the first half of 2020, 7.3 million tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments and 19.4 million overnight stays were provided for them, latest Statistics Poland data show.

    Compared to the same period 2019, this was lower by 54.3% and 51.5% respectively.

    Compared to the first half of 2019, the occupancy rate of accommodation establishments also decreased from 37.6% to 23.8%.

    Tourism is one of the sectors directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions
    on the movement of people introduced in Poland in mid-March this year and the reduction
    in activities related to the provision of hotel services since the beginning of April resulted
    in a significant decrease in the number of persons accommodated in tourist accommodation
    establishments.

    After the above restrictions were lifted in May, some accommodation establishments did not resume operations and, despite a gradual increase in the number of tourists accommodated in accommodation establishments, the occupancy of establishments did not reach the level of the same periods last year.

  • In June, only 6.3% of total tourists in Poland were foreigners

    In June, only 6.3% of total tourists in Poland were foreigners

    In June this year, 1.3 million tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments in Poland and 3.6 million overnight stays were provided for them.

    Compared to June 2019, this was lower by 63.6% and 61.1% respectively.

    In the total number of tourists accommodated, domestic tourists accounted for 93.7% (1.2 million) and the foreign ones for 6.3% (0.1 million).

    Compared to June 2019, this was lower by 57.2% and 88.6% respectively.

    The tourist accommodation establishments were most popular among guests from Germany,
    who constituted 45.3% of all foreign tourists. There were also many people from Ukraine
    (10.9%).

    A decrease in the number of tourists was also recorded in July 2020, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The number of persons accommodated was lower
    by about 34.7%, according to estimates.

  • Poland: 96.5% less tourists in April 2020

    Poland: 96.5% less tourists in April 2020

    In April this year, 86.4 thousand tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments and 326.2 thousand overnight stays were provided for them, Statistics Poland show.

    This was lower by 96.5% and 94.5%, respectively, as compared to April 2019. A decrease in the number of tourists was also recorded in May.

    Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the number of persons accommodated was lower by about 88.1%, according to estimates.

    In the total number of tourists accommodated, domestic tourists (74.6 thousand) accounted for 86.3%, which was lower by 96.1% than in the same month last year. The number of foreign tourists (11.8 thousand) in accommodation establishments in April this year decreased by 97.9%.

    The largest decrease was observed in establishments of Małopolskie Voivodship (by 99.1%), wheres the smallest one in establishments located in Podlaskie Voivodship (93.5%) and Opolskie Voivodship (93.6%).

    Most persons were accommodated in Dolnośląskie Voivodship (13.7 thousand) and Mazowieckie Voivodship (12.1 thousand). In comparison with April 2019, there were significantly fewer of them – by 95.2% and 97.1% respectively.

    The lowest number of tourists were accommodated in establishments located in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship (1.7 thousand) and Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship (1.9 thousand), and the decrease in their number compared to the same month last year was 96.2% and 97.6% respectively.

  • Expenditures of Polish residents related to trips at PLN 79.5 billion in 2019

    Expenditures of Polish residents related to trips at PLN 79.5 billion in 2019

    The number of Polish residents aged 15 years or over who participated in 2019 in at least one private tourist trip amounted to 20.8 million (3.6% more than in 2018), which made 64.1% of Polish residents in this age group.

    In 2019, the number of tourist trips made by members of household amounted to 41.4 million (3.2% more than in 2018), which means that one household participated on average in 3 trips.

    On average, 2 persons participated in one trip.

    The majority of trips (96.1%) was made for private purposes.

    During the year Polish residents made a total of 75.1 million trips (one person could have made several trips) – 4.2% more than in 2018.

    Domestic trips predominated definitely – there were 59.8 million of such trips, which included short trips (2–4 days) – 34.5 million and trips of 5 days or longer – 25.3 million.

    The number of outbound trips of Polish residents amounted to 15.3 million and most of these trips (12.4 million) were trips of 5 days or longer.

    Over 50m domestic trips

    The number of domestic trips amounted to 50.0 million and outbound trips – 13.5 million.

    Among domestic trips, 60.0% were short-term trips, while long-term trips accounted for 80.2% of outbound trips.

    Expenditures of Polish residents related to trips at PLN 79.5 billion

    In 2019, expenditures of Polish residents related to trips amounted to PLN 79.5 billion (9.7% more than in 2018), of which PLN 30.9 billion (11.5% more than in 2018) were spent on domestic trips with overnith stays, PLN 34.3 billion (9.2% more than in 2018) on outbound trips with overnight stays, and PLN 14.4 billion on outbound same-day visits (7.0% more than in 2018).

    The average expenditure per person on a domestic trip of 2–4 days amounted to PLN 352, on a trip of 5 days or longer – PLN 1012, and on an outbound trip PLN 1708 and PLN 2737 respectively.

    On average, one person spent PLN 388 for one outbound trip without an overnight stay.

  • Poland: 97.5% decrease in the number of tourists accommodated in April

    Poland: 97.5% decrease in the number of tourists accommodated in April

    In March 2020, 881.4 thousand tourists were accommodated and 2.5 million overnight stays were provided, latest Central Statistical Office data show. Compared to March 2019, this was a decrease of 63.3% and 56.7% respectively.

    A drop in the number of tourists was also recorded in April this year. Accord-ing to estimates, the number of persons accommodated was lower by about 97.5% compared to the same month of the previous year.

    The final results of the survey showed that in March this year, 881.4 thousand tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments with 10 or more bed places, and this is a decrease of almost 1.5 million persons, compared to March 2019 (estimates showed a 65% decrease).

    In comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year, the number of domestic tourists accommodated decreased by 61.7% (from 1.9 million to 722.1 thousand), whereas the number of foreign tourists by 69.1% (from 515.9 thousand to 159.2 thousand).

    The decrease in the number of persons accommodated is due to restrictions on the movement of people and the operation of tourist accommodation establishments, short-term accommodation, as well as spa treatment activities introduced on 14 March, in connection with an epidemic emergency.