Informations Rapides · 19 August 2026 · n° 196

In Q2 2026, collective tourist attendance, except in campsites, increased by 1.0% over a year Tourism occupancy in hotels, campsites and holiday and other short-stay accommodation in metropolitan France - second quarter 2026

After a positive first quarter, occupancy in collective accommodations except campsites, in France, measured in overnight stays, increased by 1.0% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to its Q2 2025 level. Attendance increased in hotels (+1.4%) and decreased in holiday and other short-stay accommodations (HOSSA, -0.5%). Over a year, resident customers attendance increased as well as non-resident one (+1.0%). Among the purposes of stay, business tourism increased by 6%, following several consecutive quarters of decline.

In the second quarter of 2026, hotel occupancy reached 61.1 million overnight stays, that was almost 1 million additional overnight stays compared to Q2 2025. Over a year, resident attendance of customers increased by 1.9% (that was 700,000 additional overnight stays) and non-resident customers’ one by 1.1% (that was 250,000 additional overnight stays).

Occupancy increased markedly in 3-star hotels (+3.7%) and in 4- to 5- star hotels (+4.2%), supported by both resident and non-resident customers. Conversely, it decreased in 1- to 2- star hotels category (‑2.1%), mainly due to resident customers, and more strongly in unclassified hotels (‑12.0%) due to the desaffection of both resident and non-resident customers.

Attendance in hotels increased markedly on coastlines (+4.0%) and it was almost stable in mountain areas (-0.2%). It increased slightly in other areas (+1.1%). Stable in rural areas, it increased strongly in intermediate urban areas (+9.2%) and it decreased in high urban density areas (-2.0%).

Non-resident customers in hotels increased by 1.1% in Q2 2026 compared to the Q2 2025 level. Those from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany increased significantly (respectively by 4.6%, 4.4% and +2.7%), while the British visitors decreased (-2.7%).

Outside Europe, attendance from United States increased markedly (+8.0%) while the one from Asia-Oceania decreased strongly (‑12.0%).

For the first time since the end of health crisis, Business attendance in hotels and other short-stay accomodations increased in Q2 2026 (+6.0% compared to Q2 2025, that was almost 1.4 million additional overnight stays). This increase affected both high urban density area (+4.3%) and intermediate urban density area (+11.7%) and also rural area (+2.6%). However, business attendance remained well below its Q2 2019 level (-32.7%).

In Q2 2026, attendance in holiday and other short-stay accommodations (HOSSA) of metropolitan France reached 23.1 million overnight stays. It decreased slightly (-0.5%) compared to its Q2 2025 level, that was 100,000 fewer overnight stays. This decrease was due only to resident customers (-0.7%). Conversely, non-resident customers attendance increased moderately (+0.5%). Attendance increased in tourism residences (+0.9%) but it decreased in other short-stay accommodations (‑4.2%).

Attendance decreased in mountain areas (‑3.0%) but it increased slightly on coastline (+0.4%). Overnight stays decreased markedly in high urban density areas (‑8.8%), while they rose strongly in intermediate urban areas (+12.9%).

Compared to provisory data published on 21 May 2026, attendance evolution over a year in collective accommodations except campsites in Q1 2026 has been revised slightly downwards (+0.9% instead of +1.0%). This revision is due to late answers received from surveyed companies.