Topic: Travel and tourism in the Netherlands (2024)

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The Netherlands’ natural landscapes, rich cultural offer, and vibrant cities all play a role in driving the local travel and tourism market, making one of the smallest countries in Europe one of the most visited European destinations. Although the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country’s inbound tourism market hard, the number of international tourist arrivals in the Netherlands recovered in 2023, exceeding 20 million. That said, while this figure surpassed pre-pandemic levels, the total contribution of travel and tourism to the Netherlands’ GDP remained around four billion euros lower in 2023 compared to 2019.

What are the leading inbound and outbound travel markets in the Netherlands?

German visitors represent by far the leading international tourism market for the Netherlands, ahead of Belgium and the United Kingdom. Before the impact of the health crisis, roughly 30 percent of all inbound tourist arrivals in the country came from Germany. In 2023, this share increased even further, with German travelers accounting for over a third of international arrivals. When breaking down the number of hotel overnight stays in the Netherlands by source market, German guests only ranked behind domestic visitors, spending more nights in Dutch hotel establishments than British and Belgian guests combined. Meanwhile, Germany represented the second-biggest outbound tourism market for the Netherlands in 2023. In that case, France reported the highest share of outbound tourist departures by Dutch travelers, with Spain and Belgium being other popular destinations that year.

Amsterdam’s contribution to tourism in the Netherlands

Amsterdam, the Netherlands’ capital and largest city, plays a fundamental role in attracting millions of international visitors to the country. Looking at the inbound tourist arrivals at leading European destinations, Amsterdam and the province of North Holland, in which the city is based, ranked as one of Europe’s most popular travel hotspots, with over 10 million inbound arrivals in 2023. This figure accounted for around half of international tourist arrivals in the Netherlands, representing one of the highest contributions of leading destinations to international tourism in European countries. Aside from its popularity among international visitors, the city also plays a pivotal role in the domestic tourism market. In 2023, the number of domestic hotel guests in Amsterdam was more than twice as high as those recorded in Rotterdam or The Hague.

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Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 11, 2024

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Travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in the Netherlands: 99bn EUR

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Travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in the Netherlands 2019-2034

Travel and tourism's total contribution to employment in the Netherlands: 1.5m jobs

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Travel and tourism's total contribution to employment in the Netherlands 2019-2034

Number of inbound tourist arrivals in the Netherlands: 20.3m

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Number of inbound tourist arrivals in the Netherlands 2012-2023

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Inbound tourism

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Outbound tourism

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Domestic tourism

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