4.7% increase in supplementary accommodation in 2025
Neuchâtel, 29.05.2026 — Supplementary accommodation recorded 18.1 million overnight stays in 2025, a 4.7% increase over the previous year. Demand by foreign visitors rose by 9.8% to 6.3 million overnight stays and domestic demand rose by 2.1% to 11.7 million overnight stays. These are some of the definitive findings from the Supplementary Accommodation Statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
When added to the hotel statistics, these findings provide an overall balance for the tourist accommodation in Switzerland. In 2025, 62.0 million overnight stays were recorded in Switzerland, corresponding to an increase of 3.2% compared with 2024. In 2025, domestic visitors recorded 32.9 million overnight stays (+1.7% compared with 2024) and foreign visitors 29.1 million (+4.9%).
More overnight stays in holiday accommodation
In 2025, commercially-run holiday homes accounted for the majority of overnight stays in supplementary accommodation (40.7%). With an annual total of 7.4 million overnight stays, demand increased by 4.3% compared with 2024. Domestic demand rose by 1.4% to 4.2 million overnight stays. Demand from foreign visitors increased by 8.6% to 3.1 million overnight stays. Visitors from Europe (2.4 million / +6.5%) accounted for 77.5% of the overnight stays by foreign visitors.
In 2025, the average length of stay in commercially-run holiday homes was 5.9 nights. Spread over the seven major regions, demand was strongest in the Lake Geneva region with 2.7 million overnight stays.
Growth in collective accommodation driven by foreign visitors
The number of overnight stays reached 5.5 million in 2025, an increase of 1.9% compared with 2024.
In 2025, domestic visitors accounted for 4.4 million overnight stays, corresponding to a decrease of 0.4%. Foreign visitors (77.2% of whom came from Europe) recorded 1.2 million overnight stays (+11.6%). The average length of stay in collective accommodation was 2.8 nights. With 1.5 million overnight stays, Eastern Switzerland maintained its position as the most popular major region.
More overnight stays at campsites
The number of overnight stays at campsites rose by 8.2% to 5.2 million. In 2025, demand from domestic customers rose compared with 2024 (+6.7% to 3.1 million), as did the number of foreign visitors (+10.7% to 2.1 million).
At 96.4%, visitors from Europe accounted for the largest share of foreign demand. The average length of stay in 2025 was 2.8 overnight stays. With 1.2 million overnight stays, the Espace Mittelland and the Lake Geneva region were the major regions with the greatest number of overnight stays at campsites.
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website.