The Czech Republic was visited by a record number of tourists last year, surpassing even the pre-Cold War data

The Czech Republic is becoming an increasingly popular destination, especially for foreign visitors. Last year, domestic hotels, guesthouses and other mass accommodation facilities to 22.8 million guests, who spent 57.3 million nights here. A total of 54 % (12.3 million) were domestic tourists and 46 % (10.5 million) were foreign visitors. The average length of stay was 3.5 days.

Growing interest in the Czech Republic from foreign tourists

Last year, the country was most often chosen as a holiday destination by travellers from neighbouring countries, especially Germans (2,377,682, year-on-year + 4.1 %), Slovaks (899,174, year-on-year + 4.5 %) and Poles (841,541, year-on-year + 10.8 %). The "jumpers of the year" are citizens of Kazakhstan (255,424, +1,677 % yoy), China (173,814, +94 % yoy) and Israel (191,168, +63 % yoy). Visitors from Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan and Taiwan also saw increases in the tens of percentages. Tourists most often headed to Prague, South Moravia a South Bohemia Countries. They stayed the longest in Karlovy Vary (4.7 days) and Kralovehradecky county (4 days).

"Last year showed that the Czech Republic is one of the most sought-after destinations. In terms of arrivals, we have reached the highest ever figures since 2012. Year-on-year, the number of foreigners increased by almost 10 %, while as far as domestic travellers are concerned, we are at approximately the same levels. And that's great news for domestic tourism. The fact that the number of tourists is growing across the Czech Republic is also positive. Last year, we recorded an increase in ten regions, the largest being Prague, South Bohemia,  Central Bohemia and the Karlovy Vary Region. It turns out that we are gradually diluting the interest of visitors who are discovering the lesser-known beauties of our country," summarizes the director of the Czech Tourism Centre - CzechTourism Frantisek Reismüller and adds: "Direct flights from distant destinations are a big part of this, and we are of course looking to launch more. As part of our campaigns this year, we will continue to promote the Czech Republic as a destination that offers a range of extraordinary experiences for active tourism enthusiasts, spa lovers, lovers of fine cuisine or all those who want to travel sustainably. And all this in an environment that is safe, as confirmed by the long-standing Global Peace Index (Global Peace Index), which regularly ranks the Czech Republic among the safest countries in the world. In 2024, we ranked 12th. This consistently high ranking increases the attractiveness of the Czech Republic not only for individual travellers, but also for the MICE segment, where security plays an important role in the decision-making of congress and incentive event organisers."

Growth across the country also in the last quarter of 2024

Looking purely at Q4 2024 - the total number of arrivals to mass accommodation increased by 7.1 % year-on-year and the number of overnight stays increased by 7 %. Both domestic (2.4 million) and international (2.6 million) guest arrivals increased. In total, almost 5 million people came to the Czech Republic and spent almost 11.7 million nights, staying on average 3.3 days. All regions except Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc recorded a year-on-year increase in arrivals in this period. The largest were Kralovehradecky (+11.2 %) and South Bohemia (+10.7 %).

Further details on the current dates are available at website.

CzechTourism/ gnews - RoZ

PHOTO - Facebook CzechTourism