In 2025, 52,2 million guests stayed in Dutch hotels, campsites, and holiday parks. That is nearly 2 percent more than in 2024. The growth in 2025 came from foreign guests. There were 22,3 million of them, a 5 percent increase.
29,9 million Dutch people stayed, slightly fewer than a year earlier (-0,4 percent). This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on preliminary figures. Most guests stayed in hotels (33,7 million). That is 2 percent more than a year earlier. The number of guests at campsites is growing the strongest, by 9 percent to 5,6 million. Holiday parks received 11,4 million guests, approximately the same number as a year earlier.
Growth of foreign guests
The number of foreign guests is increasing more than the number of domestic guests across all types of accommodation. The growth in foreign guests is highest at campsites, at 10 percent. The number of domestic guests is also increasing at campsites, by 8 percent.
Most hotel guests from Germany
In hotels and group accommodations, the differences between domestic and foreign guests are greater. For instance, the number of foreign guests in hotels is increasing by 5 percent, while the number of domestic guests is decreasing by 1 percent. In total, 16,2 million foreign guests are staying in hotels, an increase of approximately 760.
There is a particular increase in hotel guests from the United States and the United Kingdom. Just as in previous years, by far the majority of hotel guests come from Germany.
Highest growth in Flevoland
In the province of Flevoland, the number of tourists staying there has grown the most in 2025. The number of guests there is rising by 15 percent to 958 thousand. The number of foreign guests is increasing fastest in Flevoland, Groningen, and Fryslân. In Zeeland and Utrecht, the number of guests is decreasing. In Zeeland, there are fewer domestic and foreign guests.
As in previous years, most guests stay in North Holland, and especially in Amsterdam. In 2025, the number of guests in North Holland will have increased by 2 percent to 16,3 million visitors.
Amsterdam strongest growth among the major cities
Among the major cities, the number of hotel guests staying is rising most strongly in Amsterdam (2 percent). Amsterdam received 9,5 million guests in 2025. Rotterdam and The Hague both attracted 1 percent more guests.
More information: cbs.nl/logiesaccommodaties