Swiss youth hostels hit record overnight stays in 2023
For international guests, there was a slight decline of 1.7 points compared to 2019.
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The Swiss Youth Hostel Association (AJS) has reported a record number of overnight stays in 2023. While Swiss guest proportions rose by 3.1 points from 2019, there was a minor decline for international guests.
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On the occasion of its 100th anniversary celebrations, the Swiss Youth Hostel Association (AJS) announced on Sunday that it had recorded a record number of overnight stays in 2023. Overnight stays at the 42 affiliated hostels rose by 7.4% year-on-year to 807,196.
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Swiss hotels set a new guest record in 2023. With 41.8 million overnight stays, they broke the 40 million mark for the first time.
The proportion of Swiss guests reached 73.3%, up by 3.1 points from the “pre-Covid” year of 2019. “The desire to travel has certainly returned,” stated the association in a press release. For international guests, there was a slight decline of 1.7 points compared to 2019.
“The positive figures for 2023 have been confirmed in the first few months of 2024, indicating another successful anniversary year,” said Janine Bunte, the director of the non-profit organisation.
“In the beginning, 100 years ago, the idea was to promote leisure in a sensible way and to offer something for that purpose,” he said. “Swiss youth hostels have clearly succeeded in doing this, underlining their important role for Swiss tourism and serving as its calling card.”
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