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Hospitality

Published by:
Statistics Netherlands, CBS

Are you looking for statistical information about the hospitality sector?

On this page you will find the key figures and trends. The hospitality sector consists of catering establishments such as restaurants and cafés, and accommodation (overnight stays) such as hotels and campsites.

Key figures

81 840
businesses
2.2
per cent turnover growth
28 100
job vacancies

Number of businesses

Number of business

Number of business

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

At the start of the third quarter of 2026, there were 81,840 hospitality businesses in the Netherlands. This was 225 more than in the previous quarter.

Turnover

Turnover

Turnover

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

In the second quarter of 2026, hospitality businesses generated 2.2% higher revenue than a year earlier. Tunover at hotels and campsites decreased by -0.9%, while food and beverage establishments recorded a 3.5% increase.

Vacancies and wages

Job vacancies

Job vacancies

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

In the second quarter of 2026, there were 28,100 job vacancies in the hospitality sector. This was 3% less than in the previous quarter. More than 30% of hospitality businesses reported a staff shortage.

Development of CAO wages

Development of CAO wages

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

In the second quarter of 2026, collective labour agreement (CAO) wages in the hospitality sector increased by 3.7% compared with the same period a year earlier. In the previous quarter, wage growth was also 3.7%.

Business confidence

Business confidence

Business confidence

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

Source: CBS CC BY 4.0 

At the beginning of the second quarter of 2026, business confidence in the hospitality sector was -19.5. This was higher than in the previous quarter, when confidence was -30.1. Hospitality entrepreneurs were more pessimistic than the average business owner.
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