Luxembourg Residents Spend €3.8B on Leisure Travel in 2025

On Thursday 23 July 2026, Luxembourg's national statistics institute, STATEC, reported that leisure travel for the Grand Duchy’s residents remained at a very high level in 2025, with 5.2 leisure trips per resident.

According to STATEC, the year was characterised by particularly dynamic leisure tourism, which continues to grow in importance in residents’ habits, despite an increase in expenditure. With an average cost of €1,304 per trip, expenditure has reached its highest level ever recorded. 

STATEC reported that the main changes related to the continued rise in expenditure and the gradual shortening of stays. By contrast, business tourism continued to adjust to a level below that seen before the pandemic.

Consequently, nearly 2.9 million leisure trips were made by 470,000 travellers during 2025, with 82.9% of residents making at least one leisure trip involving an overnight stay, a figure that remained stable compared with 2024.

STATEC attributed the rise in tourism expenditure mainly to higher transport costs (€349 on average) and, above all, accommodation costs, which averaged €478 per trip. The average price per night now stands at nearly €192, compared with €179 in 2024. In total, residents spent nearly €3.8 billion on leisure travel in 2025, a record high.

France retained its position as the top destination for Luxembourg residents, accounting for 20.2% of trips, ahead of Germany (12.1%), Portugal (8.1%), Italy (8.0%) and Spain (7.5%). The national statistics institute said Europe remains by far the dominant destination, accounting for 92.4% of all holidays taken. Modes of transport remain relatively stable: the car remains the main means of travel (50.6%), whilst air travel accounts for 37.5% of trips, figures that are relatively stable compared with 2024.

Short breaks are on the rise, although one-week stays remain the most common type of holiday but the average length of stay continued its downward trend, standing at 6.8 nights, compared with 7.2 nights in 2024. Furthermore, more than half of all trips (53.1%) are to a city, which STATEC said confirmed the enduring appeal of city breaks.

For day trips, patterns remained stable. On average, 28.1% of residents took a trip abroad during a quarter and 24.7% took a trip to Luxembourg. Cross-border trips continue to be driven mainly by shopping (40.8%), whilst trips within Luxembourg are more closely associated with local leisure activities, nature and outdoor pursuits.

Conversely, business travel is down sharply in 2025. Only 16.3% of people in employment undertook at least one business trip involving an overnight stay, compared with 25.5% in 2024. The total number of trips is also falling, from around 454,000 to 421,000. Despite this decline in activity, the average cost of a business trip remains high at €1,424. Business travel continues to be predominantly within Europe (90.7 %), with France as the top destination.