December 10, 2025 – “Nashville is a hot destination,”Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp CEO Deana Ivey said last week.
No, she wasn’t referring to the temperatures – she was pointing to the surge in visitors to Music City, particularly from Europe. Flights from Europe — fueled by the addition of several flights from Iceland and Ireland — grew by 28% last quarter and accounted for nearly one-third of all overseas visitors to Nashville.
Nashville International Airport – BNA also posted a new single-day record on October 6 with more than 116,000 total passengers — more than double the capacity of Major League Baseball’s largest ballpark, Dodger Stadium — flying through the airport. That was part of a month-long stretch that saw 2.5 million travelers through BNA, as the airport posted a remarkable 11.5% climb from October 2024.
Those passengers were greeted by an appealing portfolio of hotels, which currently offer more than 42,000 hotel rooms – 58% more than the availability a decade ago. During the month of October, 995,000 hotel room nights were booked in Nashville, the best single month in Davidson County’s history.
“It’s our busiest month, and this year confirmed that,” Ivey said, “We have so many things to offer.”
The Nashville Stars Baseball Club applaud the city’s strong performance and new records in tourism, and we look forward to offering even more for the city when Major League Baseball (MLB) arrives in Music City.
–Written by Juan Jose Rodriguez