Monitoring Sentiment for Intra-European Travel Spring/Summer 2026

TRAVEL HORIZON APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2026

European travel sentiment reaches record high for summer 2026, despite shorter stays and tighter budget

• 82% of Europeans plan to travel this spring and summer, the highest level recorded since 2020.
• Intra-European travel remains dominant, with stronger demand this season for Southern and Mediterranean destinations.
• Travellers are becoming more cautious, planning fewer and shorter trips with more moderate budgets.

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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, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Poland and Austria. Key findings and recommendations for destinations and tourism authorities have been made available in monthly reports since September 2020.

This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Results are prepared with the expertise of MINDHAUS