St. Petersburg topped the ranking of the most popular cities of the upcoming European Football Championship, as a study by Booking.com hotel reservation service showed. Service experts analyzed users' search queries for November 30, 2019 - the day the tournament was drawn, as well as for December 1.
"According to the study, St. Petersburg topped the ranking of the most popular host cities of Euro 2020, it was there that the fans looked for accommodation for the period of the upcoming international tournament most often," Booking.com said.
Next in the ranking were Rome and Copenhagen. The fourth place is taken by Baku, while the top five is closed by Dublin. The top 10 also included London, Bilbao, Amsterdam, Munich and Budapest.

In turn, the most popular matches included games between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen on June 13, as well as matches Wales - Switzerland in Baku (June 13) and Finland - Russia in St. Petersburg (June 17).
"The greatest demand for housing reservations in the host cities during Euro 2020 was recorded among residents of England, Finland and Sweden. Travelers from Germany and Russia are following them. Interestingly, 78% of fans from the Russian Federation are trying to find housing near the stadium.", - the company comments.

Euro 2020 matches will be held from June 12 to July 12, 2020 in 12 cities of Europe.
St. Petersburg is among them, and it will host four games (three matches of the group stage and one quarterfinal).
"According to the study, St. Petersburg topped the ranking of the most popular host cities of Euro 2020, it was there that the fans looked for accommodation for the period of the upcoming international tournament most often," Booking.com said.
Next in the ranking were Rome and Copenhagen. The fourth place is taken by Baku, while the top five is closed by Dublin. The top 10 also included London, Bilbao, Amsterdam, Munich and Budapest.

In turn, the most popular matches included games between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen on June 13, as well as matches Wales - Switzerland in Baku (June 13) and Finland - Russia in St. Petersburg (June 17).
"The greatest demand for housing reservations in the host cities during Euro 2020 was recorded among residents of England, Finland and Sweden. Travelers from Germany and Russia are following them. Interestingly, 78% of fans from the Russian Federation are trying to find housing near the stadium.", - the company comments.

Euro 2020 matches will be held from June 12 to July 12, 2020 in 12 cities of Europe.
St. Petersburg is among them, and it will host four games (three matches of the group stage and one quarterfinal).
Sources: http://tourism.interfax.ru
Author: Anna Dorozhkina