Tourism revenue in March 2026 fell by 33.8% year on year to €85.6 million, down from €129.4 million in March 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service.
Based on the results of the Travellers Survey, average per capita spending by tourists declined by 4.6% to €615.27 in March 2026, compared with €644.65 in the same month last year.
Tourists from the United Kingdom – the largest source market, accounting for 32.9% of arrivals in March – spent an average of €69.01 per day. Polish tourists, the second‑largest market with a 12.6% share, spent €81.99 daily, while German tourists, the third‑largest market at 10.8%, spent an average of €77.88 per day.
For the period January-March 2026, tourism revenue is estimated at €245.5 million, compared with €278.3 million in the corresponding period of 2025, marking an overall decline of 11.8%.
Arrivals also down sharply
A significant drop was also recorded in tourist arrivals.
According to figures recently published by the Statistical Service, arrivals in April 2026 fell by 27.6% to 303,031, compared with 418,730 in April 2025. This followed an even steeper annual decline of 30.7% in March.
In March 2026, tourist arrivals dropped to 139,198, down from 200,736 in March 2025.
