Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, June 2013

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 9,0% in June 2013 compared with June 2012.

Income from accommodation increased by 7,9% year-on-year in June 2013, the result of a 2,7% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 5,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

  • The types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation in June 2013 were `other` accommodation (12,7%) and guest-houses and guest-farms (10,1%).
  • The main contributors to the 7,9% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in June 2013 were hotels (contributing 4,1 percentage points) and `other` accommodation (contributing 3,2 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 7,8% in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (7,4% and contributing 5,0 percentage points); and
  • `other` accommodation (9,9% and contributing 2,6 percentage points).