The momentum of tourism in Switzerland continued in June with a new increase in overnight stays. At the half-year mark, the hotel industry is on track to break the record set in 2024. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to figures released today by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), overnight stays in June rose year-on-year by 1.8% to 4.15 million. This is not a surprise, as estimates published in recent weeks had already anticipated such a trend. The percentage increase was particularly pronounced in the case of Swiss guests, who posted +3.0% to 1.89 million nights. For their part, foreign guests recorded an increase of 0.9% to 2.26 million compared to June 2024. In detail, the most numerous tourists were Americans (477,411), ahead of Germans (353,943) and Brits (149,727). The French (110,322) and Italians (66,157) completed the top five. At the regional level, Ticino recorded 284,623 overnight stays in June, i.e. an increase of 4.2% on an ...
