(26 September 2016) – With over 1.2 billion nights spent during their trips all over the world in 2014, tourists aged 65 or over living in the EU accounted for 20% of the tourism activity.
However, their share in tourism expenditure was a bit lower, standing at 16%. Indeed, an older tourist in the EU spent on average €52.6 per day, or €12.7 less than the average tourist.
Across the EU Member States in 2014, the older tourists who spent the most on average per day were those of Luxembourg (€120.8) and Austria (€106.9), ahead of Malta (€93.7), Belgium (€89.5), Ireland (€88.0) and Denmark (€85.1).
For all Member States except Belgium, the average expenditure of older tourists was lower than the overall average.