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Venice Tourism Statistics for November 2026
Hotels and other tourist accommodation in the city of Venice recorded 5.86 million arrivals and 12.93 million nights in 2025, 0.3% and 2.7% fewer than in 2024, the highest year on record since 2007. 86.6% of guests came from abroad, with the United States the largest market, and 3.98 million arrivals were in the historic centre. Day-trippers made 723,497 access fee payments on 54 days in 2025, raising €5.42 million (provisional).
How many tourists stay in Venice, where they come from, when they come and what the access fee for day-trippers raises. The figures are compiled from official statistics, and full sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Headline numbers are for 2025, the most recent full year, with 2026 figures where available. They cover the whole municipality of Venice, which includes the historic centre, the Lido and the mainland around Mestre, unless a figure is labelled for one area.
Visitor numbers
Tourist arrivals in Venice
Hotels and other tourist accommodation in Venice recorded 5,858,665 arrivals in 2025, 0.3% fewer than the 5,876,797 of 2024, the highest year since the series began in 2007, and 6.1% more than in 2019. 5.08 million arrivals (86.6%) were foreign guests and 783,344 were Italian. The historic centre took 3.98 million arrivals (+1.8%), the mainland around Mestre and Marghera 1.76 million (−4.2%) and the Lido 118,377 (−8.6%).
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.52m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 1.34m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 2.12m | |
| 2022 | 4.65m | |
| 2023 | 5.66m | |
| 2024 | 5.88m | highest |
| 2025 | 5.86m |
Arrivals are guests checking in to hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, holiday rentals, campsites and other registered accommodation in the municipality. A guest who moves between two places is counted twice, so arrivals are not the number of different people. Day-trippers, who do not stay overnight, are not counted, and no official annual count of them is published. In January–August 2026 arrivals were 4.05 million, 1.6% more than in the same months of 2025 (provisional).
Nights
Nights in tourist accommodation in Venice
No official figure for tourist spending in Venice is published, so this section shows nights spent in accommodation. Guests spent 12,925,741 nights in the city in 2025, 2.7% fewer than the 13,290,973 of 2024 and almost exactly the 12,948,519 of 2019. Foreign guests spent 11.20 million nights (86.6%) and Italian guests 1.73 million. The historic centre accounted for 9.38 million nights (−0.6%), the mainland 3.20 million (−7.9%) and the Lido 345,062 (−9.3%).
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.95m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 3.56m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 5.73m | |
| 2022 | 10.95m | |
| 2023 | 12.63m | |
| 2024 | 13.29m | highest |
| 2025 | 12.93m |
Nights (overnight stays) in all registered tourist accommodation in the municipality, including holiday rentals. One guest staying three nights counts three times. In January–August 2026 guests spent 8.99 million nights in the city, 2.3% more than in the same months of 2025 (provisional).
Where they come from
Foreign arrivals by country of origin
The United States is by far the largest market for Venice. Guests from the United States made 1.02 million arrivals in 2025, 17.3% of the total and almost three times as many as France (362,663), the second-largest foreign market. Italian guests made 783,344 arrivals (13.4%), up 2.3%. Among the ten largest foreign markets, China (+12.3%) and Spain (+7.9%) grew, while Germany (−11.0%) and Mexico (−8.0%) fell most. Bars show 2025 arrivals; the muted figure is the change on 2024.
Arrivals in all accommodation in the municipality, 2025. Measured by nights the order is similar: the United States 2.21 million nights (17.1%), France 1.05 million, the United Kingdom 831,011, Germany 802,044 and Spain 646,011. Among Italian guests, Lombardy (163,117 arrivals) and Lazio (94,803) were the largest regions of origin.
Seasonality
When they visit
July was the busiest month of 2025 with 647,341 arrivals, followed by August (618,991) and June (597,031). January was the quietest (265,019), so the peak month had 2.4 times as many arrivals as the quietest. Arrivals stay high from April to October and fall sharply in November.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 265k | quietest |
| Feb | 327k | |
| Mar | 405k | |
| Apr | 543k | |
| May | 577k | |
| Jun | 597k | |
| Jul | 647k | |
| Aug | 619k | |
| Sep | 577k | |
| Oct | 588k | |
| Nov | 353k | |
| Dec | 359k |
Arrivals in all tourist accommodation in the municipality by month, 2025; total 5.86 million. Nights peaked in July as well (1.35 million) and were lowest in January (599,718).
Accommodation
Hotels & occupancy
Hotels took 3.47 million of the 5.86 million arrivals in 2025 and 6.86 million nights (53.1%). Other accommodation, including B&Bs, guesthouses, holiday rentals and campsites, took 6.06 million nights, 3.3% fewer than in 2024. Guests stayed 2.21 nights on average across the city: 2.36 nights in the historic centre, 1.82 on the mainland and 2.91 on the Lido. The historic centre accounted for 72.5% of all nights in the municipality, and more than half of its nights (4.82 million) were in non-hotel accommodation.
Economic impact
Tourism in Venice's economy
Since 2024 day visitors to the old city of Venice have paid an access fee on selected busy days. In 2025 it applied on 54 days between April and July and raised €5,421,425 from 723,497 payments, against €2.4 million from 485,062 payments on 29 days in 2024 (2025 figures provisional). The 2026 trial ran on 60 days and raised more than €5 million from more than 650,000 paid vouchers, according to first provisional figures. For 2027 the city has approved 72 days, from 26 March to 15 August.
The fee is €5 if paid at least four days ahead and €10 if paid later, between 8.30 and 16.00 (16.30 from 2027). It applies only to the old city, not to the Lido, Murano, Burano or the other minor islands. Guests staying overnight anywhere in the municipality, residents of the Veneto and children under 14 are among those exempt. Payments are not unique visitors: one person visiting on two days pays twice. On an average 2025 fee day, 36,639 exemptions were registered for guests staying in local accommodation.
At a glance
Fast facts
- 86.6% Share of nights spent by foreign guests (2025)
- 17.1% Share of nights spent by guests from the United States (2025)
- +8.3% Historic centre arrivals, January–May 2026 against 2025 (provisional)
- 24,951 Access fee payments on 2 May 2025, the busiest fee day
- 10.02m Venice airport passengers, January–September 2026 (+9.9%)
- 298,000 Tickets sold for the Biennale Architettura 2025 (+5% on 2023)
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many tourists visit Venice each year?
Hotels and other tourist accommodation in Venice recorded 5.86 million arrivals and 12.93 million nights in 2025, 0.3% and 2.7% fewer than in 2024, the highest year on record since 2007. These figures count overnight guests only. Day-trippers are not included, and no official annual count of them is published; on days when the access fee applied in 2025, day visitors made an average of 13,046 payments a day.
How many tourists stay in the historic centre of Venice?
The historic centre recorded 3,980,264 arrivals in 2025, up 1.8% and the highest number since the series began in 2007, and 9,376,638 nights, 0.6% fewer than in 2024. It accounts for 67.9% of arrivals and 72.5% of nights in the municipality. The rest are on the mainland around Mestre and Marghera (1.76 million arrivals) and on the Lido (118,377).
Where do Venice's tourists come from?
86.6% of arrivals in 2025 were from abroad. The United States was the largest market with 1,016,292 arrivals (17.3%), followed by France (362,663), the United Kingdom (314,061), Germany (285,976) and Spain (284,357). Italian guests made 783,344 arrivals (13.4%). Arrivals from Germany fell 11.0% on 2024, while arrivals from China rose 12.3%.
When is the busiest time to visit Venice?
July was the busiest month of 2025 with 647,341 arrivals in accommodation, followed by August (618,991) and June (597,031). January was the quietest (265,019). Arrivals stay above half a million a month from April to October. The access fee for day-trippers applies on busy days in spring and summer, mostly weekends from April to July.
How much is the Venice access fee and how much does it raise?
Day visitors to the old city pay €5 if they pay at least four days ahead and €10 if they pay later, on fee days only. The fee raised €5.42 million from 723,497 payments on 54 days in 2025 (provisional), against €2.4 million from 485,062 payments on 29 days in 2024. The 2026 trial ran on 60 days and raised more than €5 million from more than 650,000 paid vouchers. In 2027 it will apply on 72 days, from 26 March to 15 August.
Is tourism in Venice growing in 2026?
Provisional figures show 4.05 million arrivals and 8.99 million nights in January–August 2026, 1.6% and 2.3% more than in the same months of 2025. Growth is concentrated in the historic centre, where arrivals rose 8.3% in January–May 2026, while arrivals on the mainland fell 8.2%. Venice Marco Polo airport handled 10.02 million passengers in January–September 2026, 9.9% more than a year earlier.
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Methodology & sources
This page compiles publicly available official statistics; the sources for every figure are listed below. The main caveats:
- Annual figures for 2007–2025 are from the Regione del Veneto statistics office, which processes the Istat survey of arrivals and nights in tourist accommodation; the regional office lists 2025 among its final years. Monthly figures for 2026 (January–August) and area figures for January–May 2026 are provisional and may change until Istat publishes them. The 2026 comparisons on this page set provisional 2026 months against final 2025 months; the January–August changes (+1.6% arrivals, +2.3% nights) are calculated by this site from the monthly figures.
- Arrivals are check-ins by guests at registered accommodation in the Comune di Venezia: hotels and non-hotel accommodation such as B&Bs, guesthouses, holiday rentals (locazioni turistiche), campsites and hostels. Nights (presenze) are the nights those guests spend. A guest who changes accommodation is counted again, so arrivals are not unique visitors. Unregistered stays and day-trippers are not counted.
- The regional office reports the municipality in three areas: the historic centre (the lagoon city), Mestre-Marghera on the mainland, and the Lido. The three add up exactly to the municipal total. The report does not say in which area smaller islands such as Murano, Burano and Pellestrina are counted. Averages per stay and shares of the total are calculated by this site from the published arrivals and nights.
- Access fee figures come from the Comune di Venezia. The 2025 results (723,497 payments, €5,421,425, 54 days) were published as provisional on 4 August 2025; the 2024 figures (485,062 payments, €2.4 million, 29 days) are quoted in the same release. The 2026 figures (more than €5 million, more than 650,000 paid vouchers, 60 days) are first provisional thresholds published on 26 July 2026; final 2026 figures were not available from an official page at the time of writing. The fee applies only to the old city and only to day visitors who are not exempt, so payments are not a count of all day-trippers.
- Airport passengers are from Assaeroporti's traffic statistics (Venice data supplied by Aeroporti 2030) and count arriving and departing passengers, including residents. The Biennale Architettura figure is tickets sold, published by La Biennale di Venezia. No official figure for tourist spending in Venice is published (estimates of foreign visitor spending are published for the Veneto region as a whole), so this page has no spending section. Revenue from the city's tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno), resident population and attraction visitor counts are not shown because no recent official figure could be verified.
Primary sources
- Regione del Veneto, Statistical Office: Focus su Venezia, tourist movement in the Comune di Venezia : Arrivals and nights in hotel and non-hotel accommodation (including tourist rentals) for the whole comune, the historic centre, Mestre-Marghera and the Lido, 2007–2025, and January–May 2026 (provisional). Istat data processed by the regional statistics office.
- Regione del Veneto, Statistical Office: Focus su Venezia, arrivals and nights by origin : Arrivals and nights in all accommodation in the Comune di Venezia by country of origin (foreign guests) and region (Italian guests), 2025, with change on 2024.
- Regione del Veneto, Statistical Office: Movimento turistico per comune : Arrivals and nights by month for each municipality of the Veneto, 2025 and January–August 2026 (2026 provisional, subject to change until published by Istat).
- Comune di Venezia: Contributo di accesso, i numeri del 2025 : Provisional results of the 2025 access fee trial (54 days, 18 April to 27 July 2025): payments, revenue, daily averages and exemptions, with 2024 comparison. Published 4 Aug 2025.
- Comune di Venezia: Contributo di accesso, terminata la sperimentazione 2026 : Close of the 2026 access fee trial (60 days, 3 April to 26 July 2026), provisional revenue and paid vouchers. Published 26 Jul 2026.
- Comune di Venezia: Aperto il portale per il Contributo di accesso 2026 : 2026 calendar of 60 days, fee of €5 or €10 depending on how far ahead it is paid, hours 8.30 to 16.00. Published 2 Mar 2026.
- Comune di Venezia: Contributo di accesso, il calendario 2027 : City council decision on the 2027 calendar: 72 days from 26 March to 15 August 2027, hours 8.30 to 16.30, fee up to €10. Published 15 Oct 2026.
- Comune di Venezia: Contributo di accesso, press conference of 24 October 2024 : Rules for the 2025 trial: area of application (the old city only, not the Lido, Murano, Burano or other minor islands), who pays and the main exemptions.
- Assaeroporti: Dati di traffico, January–December 2025 : Passengers, aircraft movements and cargo by airport, full year 2025 against 2024 (Venice figures supplied by Aeroporti 2030); 2019 and 2024 from the same tables.
- Assaeroporti: Dati di traffico, January–September 2026 : Passengers by airport, January–September 2026 against the same months of 2025 (Venice figures supplied by Aeroporti 2030).
- La Biennale di Venezia: The Biennale Architettura 2025 closes with 298,000 tickets sold : Closing figures for the 19th International Architecture Exhibition. Published 23 Nov 2025.