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Tourism in Switzerland

Tourist destinations

Compare where guests stay in Switzerland. The ranking counts hotel overnight stays in the published geography, not unique visitors.

Historical development: Zurich

  • Zurich
  • Swiss tourism
Selected area compared with Switzerland010203040502005201520252005: Zurich 3 567 970 · Swiss tourism 32 943 7362006: Zurich 3 850 409 · Swiss tourism 34 848 4262007: Zurich 4 142 524 · Swiss tourism 36 364 8002008: Zurich 4 165 840 · Swiss tourism 37 333 7692009: Zurich 4 010 749 · Swiss tourism 35 588 8932010: Zurich 4 360 195 · Swiss tourism 36 207 8122011: Zurich 4 460 586 · Swiss tourism 35 486 2562012: Zurich 4 579 682 · Swiss tourism 34 766 2732013: Zurich 4 709 319 · Swiss tourism 35 623 8832014: Zurich 4 812 869 · Swiss tourism 35 933 5122015: Zurich 5 011 715 · Swiss tourism 35 628 4762016: Zurich 5 067 168 · Swiss tourism 35 532 5762017: Zurich 5 385 778 · Swiss tourism 37 392 7402018: Zurich 5 698 590 · Swiss tourism 38 806 7772019: Zurich 5 960 145 · Swiss tourism 39 562 0392020: Zurich 1 980 200 · Swiss tourism 23 730 7382021: Zurich 2 758 108 · Swiss tourism 29 558 8492022: Zurich 5 400 240 · Swiss tourism 38 241 1452023: Zurich 6 374 596 · Swiss tourism 41 759 0832024: Zurich 6 715 457 · Swiss tourism 42 830 5882025: Zurich 6 944 112 · Swiss tourism 43 930 146

Millions of hotel nights · Hotel accommodation (HESTA) only · 2005–2025

Ranked hotel overnight stays · 2025

1. Zurich
6,944,112
2. Bern
6,316,388
3. Graubünden
5,679,939
4. Valais
4,532,842
5. Geneva
3,851,477
6. Vaud
3,114,208
7. Lucerne
2,511,517
8. Ticino
2,510,079
9. Basel-Stadt
1,686,289
10. St. Gallen
1,103,557
11. Aargau
938,095
12. Schwyz
621,519
13. Obwalden
586,410
14. Fribourg
513,795
15. Solothurn
426,680
16. Thurgau
379,315
17. Nidwalden
335,060
18. Zug
304,483
19. Basel-Landschaft
295,185
20. Neuchâtel
280,886
21. Uri
278,716
22. Appenzell Innerrhoden
189,851
23. Glarus
155,028
24. Schaffhausen
141,780
25. Appenzell Ausserrhoden
117,324
26. Jura
115,611

Missing or confidential values are omitted rather than estimated.

Swiss tourism overview
Sources and definitions

A hotel overnight stay is one person spending one night in registered hotel accommodation. These statistics do not measure unique visitors, day trips, or all types of accommodation.

Tourist regions have their own published boundaries and are distinct from cantons. Missing or confidential values are omitted rather than estimated.

Hotel accommodation (HESTA) only · Source last checked: 2026-11-14