July 2026 snapshot · Eurostat HICP
The European travel price divide
Europe has no single travel inflation story. In July, the restaurants & accommodation price index was up +11.3% year-on-year in Cyprus, while Sweden recorded a −7.0% change in food & non-alcoholic beverages and France saw its energy price index rise +11.8%. Across all 27 EU countries, Eurostat data shows sharply different patterns depending on what travellers are paying for.
Reference month July 2026 · Source: Eurostat (prc_hicp_minr), Index, 2015 = 100 (I15) · Snapshot retrieved 2026-09-05 · Published 2026-09-06. This article is a fixed snapshot and is not updated; the continuously updated figures are on the European Travel Price Tracker.
Every figure below is a change in an official price index (2015 = 100), not a price level, a euro amount or a measure of how much a trip costs. “Travel inflation” is used here only as editorial shorthand for the change in the restaurants & accommodation index; Eurostat publishes no such measure.
Three main findings
Finding 1
Restaurant & accommodation price indices rose in 27 of 27 EU countries
Every published country value was above zero in July 2026. The year-on-year change ranged from +11.3% in Cyprus down to +1.1% in Estonia, with a middle (median) country value of +4.1%.
Finding 2
Energy price indices rose in 24 EU countries, fell in two and was unchanged in one
Lithuania recorded the highest year-on-year change at +21.2% and Denmark the lowest at −3.1%. The median country value was +9.7%.
Finding 3
Food price indices fell in more than half of EU countries
14 of 27 countries recorded a lower food & non-alcoholic beverages index than a year earlier. Sweden recorded the largest decline at −7.0%, while Romania recorded the largest increase at +4.5%. A country near the top of one ranking is not necessarily near the top of another.
The EU overview
Comparing the same reference month across all 27 EU member states, the five tracked measures do not line up. The table below reports the spread of published country values for each measure: the highest and lowest country readings, and the median country. It is a description of the distribution, not an EU aggregate — Eurostat publishes the official euro-area and EU aggregates itself, and none is computed here.
| Measure | Highest country | Median country value | Lowest country | Below zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & accommodation | Cyprus +11.3% | +4.1% | Estonia +1.1% | 0 of 27 |
| Energy | Lithuania +21.2% | +9.7% | Denmark −3.1% | 2 of 27 |
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages | Romania +4.5% | −0.1% | Sweden −7.0% | 14 of 27 |
| Core inflation | Romania +8.8% | +2.8% | Sweden +1.4% | 0 of 27 |
| Headline inflation | Romania +7.9% | +2.9% | Sweden +0.3% | 0 of 27 |
EU27 rankings, year-on-year
Each ranking below orders countries by the size of the year-on-year change in one index, highest value first. It is a ranking of price change only — not of price level, value for money or affordability.
Restaurants & accommodation
Official definition: Restaurants and accommodation services (ECOICOP division 11). Reference month July 2026.
1. Cyprus
+11.3%YoY
3m+13.5%
MoM+5.4%
2. Romania
+10.5%YoY
3m+1.0%
MoM+0.2%
3. Denmark
+7.7%YoY
3m+14.4%
MoM+8.6%
4. Bulgaria
+6.5%YoY
3m+8.6%
MoM+4.5%
5. Hungary
+5.8%YoY
3m+2.6%
MoM+1.2%
6. Netherlands
+5.3%YoY
3m+4.6%
MoM+5.8%
7. Lithuania
+5.0%YoY
3m+3.8%
MoM+0.7%
8. Spain
+4.9%YoY
3m+2.0%
MoM+0.3%
9. Slovakia
+4.6%YoY
3m+0.9%
MoM+0.3%
10. Czechia
+4.5%YoY
3m+1.3%
MoM+0.3%
11. Croatia
+4.3%YoY
3m+11.0%
MoM+5.9%
12. Portugal
+4.2%YoY
3m+3.4%
MoM−0.1%
13. Belgium
+4.2%YoY
3m+3.0%
MoM+3.2%
14. Greece
+4.1%YoY
3m+4.0%
MoM−0.9%
15. Poland
+4.0%YoY
3m+1.6%
MoM+0.1%
16. Latvia
+4.0%YoY
3m+5.7%
MoM−0.5%
17. Austria
+3.9%YoY
3m+1.5%
MoM+0.9%
18. Slovenia
+3.9%YoY
3m+4.2%
MoM+1.3%
19. Luxembourg
+3.7%YoY
3m+1.9%
MoM+0.4%
20. Ireland
+3.5%YoY
3m+1.5%
MoM+0.4%
21. Sweden
+3.4%YoY
3m+2.1%
MoM+0.7%
22. Italy
+3.4%YoY
3m+2.5%
MoM+0.3%
23. France
+3.3%YoY
3m+5.4%
MoM+3.2%
24. Malta
+3.2%YoY
3m+13.8%
MoM+2.1%
25. Germany
+2.8%YoY
3m+1.0%
MoM+0.1%
26. Finland
+2.2%YoY
3m+0.9%
MoM+0.2%
27. Estonia
+1.1%YoY
3m+4.8%
MoM+2.5%
Energy
Official definition: Special aggregate: energy. Reference month July 2026.
1. Lithuania
+21.2%YoY
3m−0.6%
MoM+1.0%
2. Belgium
+14.0%YoY
3m−4.0%
MoM+3.2%
3. Finland
+12.2%YoY
3m−1.2%
MoM−1.1%
4. Greece
+12.2%YoY
3m−1.9%
MoM+0.6%
5. France
+11.8%YoY
3m−1.4%
MoM+2.1%
6. Romania
+11.7%YoY
3m+2.2%
MoM+1.4%
7. Bulgaria
+11.7%YoY
3m−1.7%
MoM+0.5%
8. Slovakia
+11.3%YoY
3m−0.2%
MoM+0.8%
9. Luxembourg
+11.2%YoY
3m−10.8%
MoM−1.1%
10. Italy
+11.0%YoY
3m+1.3%
MoM+0.9%
11. Croatia
+10.9%YoY
3m−4.8%
MoM+0.3%
12. Slovenia
+10.0%YoY
3m−4.2%
MoM−1.9%
13. Cyprus
+10.0%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM−2.2%
14. Spain
+9.7%YoY
3m+5.7%
MoM+4.7%
15. Netherlands
+9.3%YoY
3m+1.2%
MoM+3.1%
16. Portugal
+9.1%YoY
3m−3.1%
MoM+0.8%
17. Estonia
+8.3%YoY
3m−1.2%
MoM−0.5%
18. Latvia
+7.7%YoY
3m−3.6%
MoM−1.2%
19. Poland
+7.7%YoY
3m+1.1%
MoM+3.7%
20. Germany
+7.1%YoY
3m−1.6%
MoM+4.8%
21. Ireland
+6.6%YoY
3m−7.7%
MoM−1.4%
22. Austria
+5.8%YoY
3m−4.1%
MoM+1.2%
23. Sweden
+4.3%YoY
3m−9.1%
MoM−9.5%
24. Hungary
+0.7%YoY
3m−2.5%
MoM−1.4%
25. Malta
0.0%YoY
3m0.0%
MoM0.0%
26. Czechia
−0.5%YoY
3m−2.0%
MoM+1.1%
27. Denmark
−3.1%YoY
3m+0.5%
MoM+0.7%
Food & non-alcoholic beverages
Official definition: Food and non-alcoholic beverages (ECOICOP division 01). Reference month July 2026.
1. Romania
+4.5%YoY
3m−0.8%
MoM−0.4%
2. Cyprus
+4.4%YoY
3m−1.5%
MoM−0.5%
3. Portugal
+2.2%YoY
3m+0.0%
MoM+0.2%
4. Malta
+1.7%YoY
3m−1.3%
MoM+0.0%
5. Spain
+1.6%YoY
3m−0.5%
MoM−0.7%
6. Luxembourg
+1.3%YoY
3m−0.3%
MoM+0.1%
7. Italy
+1.3%YoY
3m−1.1%
MoM−0.4%
8. Bulgaria
+1.2%YoY
3m−2.8%
MoM−0.8%
9. France
+1.0%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM+0.1%
10. Finland
+0.7%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM+1.4%
11. Ireland
+0.6%YoY
3m−0.1%
MoM+0.2%
12. Germany
+0.6%YoY
3m−1.5%
MoM+0.0%
13. Belgium
+0.2%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM+0.7%
14. Croatia
−0.1%YoY
3m−0.0%
MoM+0.4%
15. Poland
−0.2%YoY
3m−2.7%
MoM−1.0%
16. Slovenia
−0.3%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM+0.1%
17. Greece
−0.4%YoY
3m−2.3%
MoM−2.3%
18. Netherlands
−0.4%YoY
3m+0.3%
MoM+0.8%
19. Lithuania
−0.4%YoY
3m−1.1%
MoM−0.7%
20. Austria
−0.5%YoY
3m−1.4%
MoM−1.4%
21. Estonia
−1.6%YoY
3m−1.9%
MoM+0.4%
22. Denmark
−1.6%YoY
3m+0.8%
MoM+1.6%
23. Slovakia
−2.1%YoY
3m−1.2%
MoM−1.1%
24. Latvia
−3.2%YoY
3m−2.8%
MoM−2.0%
25. Czechia
−3.6%YoY
3m−1.6%
MoM−0.6%
26. Hungary
−4.5%YoY
3m−2.8%
MoM−1.7%
27. Sweden
−7.0%YoY
3m−0.4%
MoM+0.6%
Four countries, four different pictures
Sweden, Cyprus, France and Spain each sit in a different position depending on which index is examined. The chart below shows the last five years of year-on-year change up to July 2026 for all four countries, so each section can be read against the others.
The monthly chart loads after the page. Every value it shows is also written out as text in this article.
Sweden
Sweden shows one of the clearest category splits among the four focus countries. Its restaurants & accommodation price index rose +3.4% year-on-year and energy rose +4.3%, while food & non-alcoholic beverages fell −7.0% — the largest decline among the 27 EU countries. Headline inflation was +0.3%.
| Measure | YoY | 3m | MoM | EU position (YoY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & accommodation | +3.4% | +2.1% | +0.7% | 21 of 27 |
| Energy | +4.3% | −9.1% | −9.5% | 23 of 27 |
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages | −7.0% | −0.4% | +0.6% | 27 of 27 |
| Core inflation | +1.4% | +2.4% | +0.4% | 27 of 27 |
| Headline inflation | +0.3% | +1.0% | −0.4% | 27 of 27 |
Sweden does not have its own tracker page yet; current figures are in the European Travel Price Tracker.
Cyprus
Cyprus recorded the largest year-on-year increase in the EU restaurants & accommodation index, at +11.3%. Its food & non-alcoholic beverages index ranked 2 of 27 at +4.4%, while headline inflation was +4.3%.
| Measure | YoY | 3m | MoM | EU position (YoY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & accommodation | +11.3% | +13.5% | +5.4% | 1 of 27 |
| Energy | +10.0% | +0.6% | −2.2% | 13 of 27 |
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages | +4.4% | −1.5% | −0.5% | 2 of 27 |
| Core inflation | +3.8% | +3.7% | +1.4% | 3 of 27 |
| Headline inflation | +4.3% | +2.4% | +0.7% | 3 of 27 |
Cyprus does not have its own tracker page yet; current figures are in the European Travel Price Tracker.
France
France shows a different pattern. Its restaurants & accommodation index rose +3.3% year-on-year, ranking 23 of 27, while its energy index increased +11.8%, the fifth-highest change in the EU. Headline inflation was +2.3%.
| Measure | YoY | 3m | MoM | EU position (YoY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & accommodation | +3.3% | +5.4% | +3.2% | 23 of 27 |
| Energy | +11.8% | −1.4% | +2.1% | 5 of 27 |
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages | +1.0% | +0.1% | +0.1% | 9 of 27 |
| Core inflation | +1.4% | +0.7% | +0.6% | 24 of 27 |
| Headline inflation | +2.3% | +0.4% | +0.6% | 21 of 27 |
Continuously updated figures: Travel prices in France.
Spain
Spain recorded increases across restaurants & accommodation (+4.9%), energy (+9.7%) and food & non-alcoholic beverages (+1.6%), while headline inflation was +3.8%. Its restaurants & accommodation index ranked 8 of 27 EU countries.
| Measure | YoY | 3m | MoM | EU position (YoY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & accommodation | +4.9% | +2.0% | +0.3% | 8 of 27 |
| Energy | +9.7% | +5.7% | +4.7% | 14 of 27 |
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages | +1.6% | −0.5% | −0.7% | 5 of 27 |
| Core inflation | +3.6% | +0.4% | −0.5% | 5 of 27 |
| Headline inflation | +3.8% | +0.7% | −0.0% | 5 of 27 |
Continuously updated figures: Travel prices in Spain.
Five-year trends: energy and food
The same four countries, measured on the energy and food indices. The gap between these two charts is the clearest illustration of the divide: the ordering of countries changes with the measure.
The monthly chart loads after the page. Every value it shows is also written out as text in this article.
The monthly chart loads after the page. Every value it shows is also written out as text in this article.
The short-term picture: month-on-month
Month-on-month change is a much noisier signal than the annual comparison. These indices are not seasonally adjusted, so a single month reflects normal seasonal patterns as well as anything else, and should not be read as a trend.
| Measure | Highest country | Median country value | Lowest country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & accommodation | Denmark +8.6% | +0.7% | Greece −0.9% |
| Energy | Germany +4.8% | +0.7% | Sweden −9.5% |
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages | Denmark +1.6% | +0.0% | Greece −2.3% |
| Core inflation | Netherlands +1.6% | +0.4% | Italy −1.6% |
| Headline inflation | Netherlands +1.6% | +0.1% | Greece −1.5% |
Among the four focus countries, Cyprus recorded the largest month-on-month increase in the restaurants & accommodation price index at +5.4%, followed by France at +3.2%, Sweden at +0.7% and Spain at +0.3%. These are single-month movements in an index that is not seasonally adjusted.
Full EU27 tables
Every country and every measure at the July 2026 reference month, with year-on-year, three-month and month-on-month change side by side.
Restaurants & accommodation — all 27 EU countries
1. Cyprus
+11.3%YoY
3m+13.5%
MoM+5.4%
2. Romania
+10.5%YoY
3m+1.0%
MoM+0.2%
3. Denmark
+7.7%YoY
3m+14.4%
MoM+8.6%
4. Bulgaria
+6.5%YoY
3m+8.6%
MoM+4.5%
5. Hungary
+5.8%YoY
3m+2.6%
MoM+1.2%
6. Netherlands
+5.3%YoY
3m+4.6%
MoM+5.8%
7. Lithuania
+5.0%YoY
3m+3.8%
MoM+0.7%
8. Spain
+4.9%YoY
3m+2.0%
MoM+0.3%
9. Slovakia
+4.6%YoY
3m+0.9%
MoM+0.3%
10. Czechia
+4.5%YoY
3m+1.3%
MoM+0.3%
11. Croatia
+4.3%YoY
3m+11.0%
MoM+5.9%
12. Portugal
+4.2%YoY
3m+3.4%
MoM−0.1%
13. Belgium
+4.2%YoY
3m+3.0%
MoM+3.2%
14. Greece
+4.1%YoY
3m+4.0%
MoM−0.9%
15. Poland
+4.0%YoY
3m+1.6%
MoM+0.1%
16. Latvia
+4.0%YoY
3m+5.7%
MoM−0.5%
17. Austria
+3.9%YoY
3m+1.5%
MoM+0.9%
18. Slovenia
+3.9%YoY
3m+4.2%
MoM+1.3%
19. Luxembourg
+3.7%YoY
3m+1.9%
MoM+0.4%
20. Ireland
+3.5%YoY
3m+1.5%
MoM+0.4%
21. Sweden
+3.4%YoY
3m+2.1%
MoM+0.7%
22. Italy
+3.4%YoY
3m+2.5%
MoM+0.3%
23. France
+3.3%YoY
3m+5.4%
MoM+3.2%
24. Malta
+3.2%YoY
3m+13.8%
MoM+2.1%
25. Germany
+2.8%YoY
3m+1.0%
MoM+0.1%
26. Finland
+2.2%YoY
3m+0.9%
MoM+0.2%
27. Estonia
+1.1%YoY
3m+4.8%
MoM+2.5%
Energy — all 27 EU countries
1. Lithuania
+21.2%YoY
3m−0.6%
MoM+1.0%
2. Belgium
+14.0%YoY
3m−4.0%
MoM+3.2%
3. Finland
+12.2%YoY
3m−1.2%
MoM−1.1%
4. Greece
+12.2%YoY
3m−1.9%
MoM+0.6%
5. France
+11.8%YoY
3m−1.4%
MoM+2.1%
6. Romania
+11.7%YoY
3m+2.2%
MoM+1.4%
7. Bulgaria
+11.7%YoY
3m−1.7%
MoM+0.5%
8. Slovakia
+11.3%YoY
3m−0.2%
MoM+0.8%
9. Luxembourg
+11.2%YoY
3m−10.8%
MoM−1.1%
10. Italy
+11.0%YoY
3m+1.3%
MoM+0.9%
11. Croatia
+10.9%YoY
3m−4.8%
MoM+0.3%
12. Slovenia
+10.0%YoY
3m−4.2%
MoM−1.9%
13. Cyprus
+10.0%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM−2.2%
14. Spain
+9.7%YoY
3m+5.7%
MoM+4.7%
15. Netherlands
+9.3%YoY
3m+1.2%
MoM+3.1%
16. Portugal
+9.1%YoY
3m−3.1%
MoM+0.8%
17. Estonia
+8.3%YoY
3m−1.2%
MoM−0.5%
18. Latvia
+7.7%YoY
3m−3.6%
MoM−1.2%
19. Poland
+7.7%YoY
3m+1.1%
MoM+3.7%
20. Germany
+7.1%YoY
3m−1.6%
MoM+4.8%
21. Ireland
+6.6%YoY
3m−7.7%
MoM−1.4%
22. Austria
+5.8%YoY
3m−4.1%
MoM+1.2%
23. Sweden
+4.3%YoY
3m−9.1%
MoM−9.5%
24. Hungary
+0.7%YoY
3m−2.5%
MoM−1.4%
25. Malta
0.0%YoY
3m0.0%
MoM0.0%
26. Czechia
−0.5%YoY
3m−2.0%
MoM+1.1%
27. Denmark
−3.1%YoY
3m+0.5%
MoM+0.7%
Food & non-alcoholic beverages — all 27 EU countries
1. Romania
+4.5%YoY
3m−0.8%
MoM−0.4%
2. Cyprus
+4.4%YoY
3m−1.5%
MoM−0.5%
3. Portugal
+2.2%YoY
3m+0.0%
MoM+0.2%
4. Malta
+1.7%YoY
3m−1.3%
MoM+0.0%
5. Spain
+1.6%YoY
3m−0.5%
MoM−0.7%
6. Luxembourg
+1.3%YoY
3m−0.3%
MoM+0.1%
7. Italy
+1.3%YoY
3m−1.1%
MoM−0.4%
8. Bulgaria
+1.2%YoY
3m−2.8%
MoM−0.8%
9. France
+1.0%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM+0.1%
10. Finland
+0.7%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM+1.4%
11. Ireland
+0.6%YoY
3m−0.1%
MoM+0.2%
12. Germany
+0.6%YoY
3m−1.5%
MoM+0.0%
13. Belgium
+0.2%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM+0.7%
14. Croatia
−0.1%YoY
3m−0.0%
MoM+0.4%
15. Poland
−0.2%YoY
3m−2.7%
MoM−1.0%
16. Slovenia
−0.3%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM+0.1%
17. Greece
−0.4%YoY
3m−2.3%
MoM−2.3%
18. Netherlands
−0.4%YoY
3m+0.3%
MoM+0.8%
19. Lithuania
−0.4%YoY
3m−1.1%
MoM−0.7%
20. Austria
−0.5%YoY
3m−1.4%
MoM−1.4%
21. Estonia
−1.6%YoY
3m−1.9%
MoM+0.4%
22. Denmark
−1.6%YoY
3m+0.8%
MoM+1.6%
23. Slovakia
−2.1%YoY
3m−1.2%
MoM−1.1%
24. Latvia
−3.2%YoY
3m−2.8%
MoM−2.0%
25. Czechia
−3.6%YoY
3m−1.6%
MoM−0.6%
26. Hungary
−4.5%YoY
3m−2.8%
MoM−1.7%
27. Sweden
−7.0%YoY
3m−0.4%
MoM+0.6%
Core inflation — all 27 EU countries
1. Romania
+8.8%YoY
3m+1.6%
MoM+0.5%
2. Bulgaria
+3.9%YoY
3m+1.9%
MoM+1.2%
3. Cyprus
+3.8%YoY
3m+3.7%
MoM+1.4%
4. Lithuania
+3.8%YoY
3m+1.4%
MoM+0.3%
5. Spain
+3.6%YoY
3m+0.4%
MoM−0.5%
6. Slovakia
+3.6%YoY
3m+0.9%
MoM+0.4%
7. Hungary
+3.6%YoY
3m+1.2%
MoM+0.7%
8. Latvia
+3.5%YoY
3m+1.6%
MoM−0.2%
9. Croatia
+3.4%YoY
3m+2.3%
MoM+0.7%
10. Belgium
+3.1%YoY
3m−0.9%
MoM−1.3%
11. Ireland
+3.1%YoY
3m+1.3%
MoM+0.2%
12. Netherlands
+2.9%YoY
3m+0.7%
MoM+1.6%
13. Austria
+2.9%YoY
3m−0.0%
MoM−0.4%
14. Portugal
+2.8%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM−0.6%
15. Czechia
+2.8%YoY
3m+1.3%
MoM+1.0%
16. Denmark
+2.7%YoY
3m+3.0%
MoM+1.6%
17. Poland
+2.7%YoY
3m+0.4%
MoM+0.2%
18. Germany
+2.6%YoY
3m+1.1%
MoM+0.5%
19. Slovenia
+2.6%YoY
3m+1.1%
MoM−0.2%
20. Greece
+2.4%YoY
3m+0.1%
MoM−1.5%
21. Malta
+2.2%YoY
3m+4.2%
MoM+0.6%
22. Luxembourg
+1.9%YoY
3m−0.0%
MoM−0.9%
23. Italy
+1.8%YoY
3m−1.0%
MoM−1.6%
24. France
+1.4%YoY
3m+0.7%
MoM+0.6%
25. Finland
+1.4%YoY
3m+0.5%
MoM−0.0%
26. Estonia
+1.4%YoY
3m+1.9%
MoM+0.7%
27. Sweden
+1.4%YoY
3m+2.4%
MoM+0.4%
Headline inflation — all 27 EU countries
1. Romania
+7.9%YoY
3m+1.1%
MoM+0.4%
2. Lithuania
+5.2%YoY
3m+0.5%
MoM+0.1%
3. Cyprus
+4.3%YoY
3m+2.4%
MoM+0.7%
4. Bulgaria
+4.3%YoY
3m+0.4%
MoM+0.6%
5. Spain
+3.8%YoY
3m+0.7%
MoM−0.0%
6. Belgium
+3.6%YoY
3m−1.0%
MoM−0.5%
7. Croatia
+3.5%YoY
3m+0.8%
MoM+0.6%
8. Luxembourg
+3.3%YoY
3m−1.3%
MoM−0.6%
9. Slovakia
+3.2%YoY
3m+0.3%
MoM+0.1%
10. Portugal
+3.1%YoY
3m+0.2%
MoM−0.3%
11. Poland
+3.1%YoY
3m+0.0%
MoM+0.4%
12. Ireland
+3.1%YoY
3m+0.2%
MoM+0.1%
13. Slovenia
+3.0%YoY
3m+0.5%
MoM−0.3%
14. Netherlands
+2.9%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM+1.6%
15. Italy
+2.9%YoY
3m−0.7%
MoM−1.0%
16. Germany
+2.8%YoY
3m+0.5%
MoM+0.9%
17. Austria
+2.7%YoY
3m−0.5%
MoM−0.4%
18. Greece
+2.6%YoY
3m−0.5%
MoM−1.5%
19. Finland
+2.5%YoY
3m+0.3%
MoM+0.2%
20. Latvia
+2.4%YoY
3m−0.1%
MoM−0.7%
21. France
+2.3%YoY
3m+0.4%
MoM+0.6%
22. Malta
+2.0%YoY
3m+2.9%
MoM+0.5%
23. Estonia
+2.0%YoY
3m+0.6%
MoM+0.5%
24. Hungary
+1.6%YoY
3m−0.1%
MoM−0.0%
25. Denmark
+1.6%YoY
3m+2.4%
MoM+1.5%
26. Czechia
+1.3%YoY
3m+0.3%
MoM+0.6%
27. Sweden
+0.3%YoY
3m+1.0%
MoM−0.4%
Methodology and limitations
- Source: Eurostat — Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), monthly indices, dataset prc_hicp_minr, unit Index, 2015 = 100 (I15). Published aggregates only, retrieved 2026-09-05 and committed to this site; nothing is fetched at page load.
- Reference month: July 2026, the latest month available for every country and measure when this article was published. All countries are compared in the same month, and the article is deliberately frozen at it.
- Change definitions: year-on-year = 100 × [ln(index_t) − ln(index_t−12)]; three-month = 100 × [ln(index_t) − ln(index_t−3)]; month-on-month = 100 × [ln(index_t) − ln(index_t−1)].
- Measures: Restaurants & accommodation (Restaurants and accommodation services (ECOICOP division 11)); Energy (Special aggregate: energy); Food & non-alcoholic beverages (Food and non-alcoholic beverages (ECOICOP division 01)); Core inflation (Overall index excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco); Headline inflation (All-items HICP (total)).
- An HICP index is a price index (2015 = 100), not a price. These figures say nothing about price levels in euros, hotel rates, restaurant bills or how much a trip costs in one country compared with another.
- No causal claims are made. Differences between countries and measures are described as published; this article does not attribute them to any cause.
- Limitations: indices are not seasonally adjusted; national HICP baskets and weights differ, so cross-country comparison is of index change, not of identical goods; Eurostat break (“b”) and low-reliability (“u”) flags are preserved as published and nothing is interpolated or imputed; no unofficial EU average or composite travel index is computed.
- “Travel inflation” is editorial shorthand used in the introduction only, and is not an official Eurostat measure.
Keep following the data
- European Travel Price Tracker — the live, monthly-updating version of this data.
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- European fuel prices and European electricity prices — current price levels, as opposed to index change.
The restaurants & accommodation price index is tracked monthly; this article stays as published for July 2026.