{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Observation",
  "id": "eu-accommodation-positive-outlook",
  "label": "European accommodations expecting positive development",
  "question": "How confident is European accommodation about the year ahead?",
  "answer": "66% of European accommodations expect positive development in the coming season. On a separate question (how they rate their situation today), 72% of chains answer positively against 55% of independents.",
  "value": 66,
  "display": "66%",
  "unit": "percent",
  "evidence_type": "survey",
  "period": "February–March 2026",
  "period_iso": "2026-02",
  "year_on_year_pct": null,
  "comparison": {
    "label": "chains vs independents, current economic situation",
    "display": "72% / 55%",
    "value": 72
  },
  "geography": "Europe",
  "topics": [
    "hospitality"
  ],
  "sample": "European accommodation providers. The 72%/55% split answers a separate question from the 66% outlook",
  "methodology": "Booking.com European Accommodation Barometer, fielded February–March 2026 across European accommodation providers. The 66% measures expectations for the coming season; the 72% and 55% measure how chains and independents rate their current situation. An earlier version of this page presented them as a single comparison.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "verified_against_primary": true,
  "source": {
    "id": "booking",
    "name": "Booking.com",
    "type": "platform-data",
    "url": "https://news.booking.com/2026-european-accommodation-barometer-challenges-concerns-and-diverging-outlooks/",
    "homepage": "https://news.booking.com/"
  },
  "located_via": null,
  "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
  "page_url": "https://travel.rankwit.ai/data/eu-accommodation-positive-outlook"
}