The Top 15 Travel Stats To Start You Post-Holiday Week

Our daily @skiftstats Twitter feed continues to send out byte-size data points every weekday about the global travel industry, serving as a great companion to the more in-depth stories we do here on Skift.

Below are 15 of the best data nuggets from the last week, to start your new post-holiday week in travel:

Majority of European residents' trips stay within Europe, as much as 85%, most made by car! Source: Eurostat pic.twitter.com/9Ub19vlINa

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) June 30, 2014

Greeks take the most length of vacations in Europe, though Cypriots are not far behind. Source: Eurostat. pic.twitter.com/2X7x9nRcB6

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) June 30, 2014

Business travel is only 13.3% of all European travel, majority is leisure + visiting friends & relatives. Eurostat. pic.twitter.com/9BRfcWeNTs

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) June 30, 2014

Euro countries that take most personal trips a year, Finland tops, followed by Denmark, Latvia & Spain. Eurostat. pic.twitter.com/SEEcXjKpQU

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) June 30, 2014

Here is where Europeans are traveling this summer, based on data from @nsightfortravel pic.twitter.com/zVJgJNK1aE

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 1, 2014

Nearly 4 in 10 Euro households could not afford to go on holiday in 2012. Eurostat. pic.twitter.com/A7JnXKZYVo

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) June 30, 2014

Summer travel: Majority of European travel is within Europe at 60%, #1 non-U.S. dest is Cyprus. @nsightfortravel pic.twitter.com/nyyM9UsTbc

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 1, 2014

Hotel bathrooms get the best reviews in Asia-Pc region worldwide, North America lowest! Source: @trustyou. pic.twitter.com/wAfrv4rM5a

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 1, 2014

Here are the top travel brands on YouTube in June. Surprisingly, Trivago! http://t.co/of1748wcEG pic.twitter.com/P4XFuaLQVq

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 2, 2014

Here are the top information sources for visitors coming to American from overseas. Agents falling. Source: OTTI. pic.twitter.com/Ik5nuLCVYh

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 2, 2014

Leisure travel makes up 80% of overseas visitors to America, biz only about 20%! Source: OTTI. pic.twitter.com/JOMMuUBARM

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 2, 2014

Here's what overseas visitors to America are doing when they're here. Shopping, 88%! Source: OTTI pic.twitter.com/GpI6tpsuTR

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 2, 2014

Powerful passports: UK, Sweden & Finland have 173 countries granting them visa-free (or visa on arrival) access. pic.twitter.com/C4iEqIMpMU

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 3, 2014

Almost 30% of all international visitors to U.S. come to visit one city: New York City. Source: OTTI. pic.twitter.com/GnAHjerixQ

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 3, 2014

Of the international travelers who come to America, about 56% of them are male (among adults). Source: OTTI. pic.twitter.com/ZwsxU7s5VU

— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) July 3, 2014