Friday, 7 August 2026
Growth in the Czech tourism sector slowed during the second quarter of 2026 as demand from international visitors levelled off after five years of continuous expansion, according to the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO).
Between April and June, 6.4 million guests stayed in collective accommodation establishments across the country, representing a 0.5% year-on-year increase. Guests spent a total of 15.1 million overnight stays, up 0.3% compared with the same period last year.
The modest growth was driven mainly by domestic travellers. The number of Czech residents using accommodation facilities increased by 0.9%, while demand from foreign visitors remained broadly unchanged, marking the first quarter without year-on-year growth in international arrivals since the second quarter of 2021.
Hotels continued to account for the largest share of accommodation demand. During the quarter, 4.5 million guests stayed in hotels, an increase of 1.5% year-on-year. Domestic hotel guests rose by 4.0%, while the number of foreign hotel visitors declined slightly by 0.4%. Four-star hotels remained the country’s most popular accommodation category.
Performance varied across the regions. The strongest growth in visitor numbers was recorded in the Moravian-Silesian, Hradec Králové and Liberec regions, while Karlovy Vary Region experienced the largest decline, with guest arrivals falling 4.3%. Prague remained the country’s leading tourism destination, welcoming 2.2 million guests, who generated 5 million overnight stays during the quarter.
Germany remained the Czech Republic’s largest source market, with approximately 650,000 German visitors, despite a slight 0.6% decline compared with a year earlier. Slovakia and Poland followed as the second and third largest international markets, contributing 262,000 and 255,000 visitors respectively. German tourists also generated the highest number of overnight stays, followed by visitors from Slovakia, the United States and Poland.
The latest figures suggest that while domestic tourism continues to support the Czech accommodation sector, international demand has entered a period of stabilisation after several years of post-pandemic growth.
