Tourists booked nearly 1 billion nights in short-term rentals across the EU in 2025 through platforms including Airbnb, Booking and Expedia.
Guests spent 951.6 million nights in short-stay accommodation booked online over the year, up 11.4% on 2024 and 32.4% higher than in 2023, Eurostat reported on Wednesday.
In the final three months of 2025, guests booked 172.3 million nights in short-term rentals across the bloc, an increase of 10.9% compared with the same period in 2024 and 30.2% compared with the last quarter of 2023.
The data covers nights spent in holiday and other short-stay accommodation offered through online platforms, such as apartments or holiday homes listed for temporary stays.
Coastal Croatia led EU regions for platform-booked stays
Jadranska Hrvatska in Croatia recorded 27.7 million nights booked via online platforms in the third quarter of 2025, the highest total among EU regions, Eurostat said.
It was followed by Andalucia in Spain with 19.5 million nights and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in France with 16.9 million.
The 20 most popular regions were all in six countries — France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Croatia — with France accounting for six of the top 20 and Spain for five.
