Prague Tourism Soars with Over 2 Million Visitors This Spring

Prague’s hotels and other accommodations hosted more than 2 million guests in the second quarter of this year, a 6.8 percent increase compared to last year.

While foreign visitors increased, domestic tourist numbers fell. Total overnight stays rose by five percent, reaching 4.64 million nights, as reported by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO). This growth was largely due to the World Hockey Championship held in Prague and Ostrava in May.

In the second quarter, about 405,000 domestic guests stayed in Prague’s hotels, guesthouses, campsites, and other public facilities, a two percent decrease year-on-year.

In contrast, foreign tourists numbered around 1.68 million, marking a 9.2 percent increase from the same period last year.

Foreigners accounted for 3.97 million of the total overnight stays, while Czech citizens accounted for approximately 671,600 nights. On average, each guest stayed for 2.2 nights. Foreign tourists stayed an average of 2.4 nights, compared to 1.7 nights for Czech guests.

Germany provided the largest number of foreign visitors, with over 290,800 guests. The United States followed with about 138,760 visitors, and Poland with 110,580.

The hockey championship in May drew many international sports fans to Prague.

According to statistics, the countries with the highest year-on-year increase in tourists were Finland, Switzerland, and Canada. Finnish guests stayed an average of three nights, Canadians 2.7 nights, and Swiss visitors 2.5 nights.

Across the Czech Republic, a total of 5.954 million guests stayed in mass accommodation establishments in the second quarter, spending a total of 13.93 million nights.

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