Czech tourist accommodation bookings rise by 5.2% in first quarter

Some 4.4 million tourists stayed in Czech hotels and guesthouses in the first quarter of 2026, up 5.2 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office on Monday.

The number of both domestic and foreign visitors increased. Guests spent a total of 11.1 million nights in accommodation facilities, 5.6 percent more than a year earlier.

Czech accommodation providers hosted 2.3 million domestic tourists and 2.1 million foreign visitors in the first three months of the year. The number of guests and overnight stays rose in all regions.

Prague remained the country’s most visited destination, attracting nearly 1.7 million tourists. The fastest growth was recorded in the South Bohemian region, where visitor numbers rose 16.7 percent year-on-year to around 250,000.