The Swiss hotel industry generated CHF6.2 billion ($7.8 billion) from overnight stays in 2025. This corresponds to an increase of 3.9% compared to the previous year, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Thursday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This growth was primarily driven by higher demand. In contrast, revenue per overnight stay only increased by 0.6% to an average of CHF139.80. There were clear seasonal differences: the highest revenue was generated in the summer months, with peaks of over CHF680 million in July (+5.8% year-on-year) and around CHF670 million in August (+6.8%). However, prices per night only rose by a good 1% in each case, meaning that growth was primarily driven by volume. However, the highest prices per overnight stay were achieved in winter. In January, an average of just over CHF162 was achieved per night (+1.0% year-on-year), compared to just under CHF133 (+3.1%) in August and only around CHF123 (-1.1%) in …