Monitoring Sentiment for Intra-European Travel Autumn & Winter 2026/2027

TRAVEL HORIZON OCTOBER 2026 – MARCH 2027

Europeans Seek City Breaks and Culture & Heritage Trips, as Three in Four Plan to Travel this Autumn and Winter

• 76% of Europeans plan to take an overnight trip between October 2026 and March 2027, up 3% compared to last year.
• City breaks (19%) and culture and heritage trips (18%) lead Europeans’ travel plans for the season, while 44% favour destinations that are less popular among tourists.
• 40% of Europeans planning to travel use AI tools in the inspiration, planning or booking stage.

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The project “Monitoring Sentiment for Intra-European Travel” gauges the sentiment, drivers and behaviours for domestic and intra-European travel in ten high-volume European source markets – Germany, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Poland and Austria. Key findings and recommendations for destinations and tourism authorities have been made available in regular reports since September 2020.

This project is co-funded by the European Union.
Results are prepared with the expertise of MINDHAUS