Holidaymakers opt for campsites rather than hotels as family trips return

The highest concentration of nights spent by tourists coming into Ireland and Finland was registered in the last quarter of the year, compared to the third quarter for all other EU member states. File picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

Campsites rather than hotels proved to be an allure for holidaymakers across Europe as they tentatively made their way back towards traditional family trips after the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Statistics from the European Commission's data analysis wing Eurostat revealed that 2021 saw a significant boost in trips made across the continent, albeit far behind 2019 when the pandemic had not begun.