Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, September 2013

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 8,2% in September 2013 compared with September 2012.

Income from accommodation increased by 9,8% year-on-year in September 2013, the result of a 5,4% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 4,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

The types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation in September 2013 were guest-houses and guest-farms (15,4%), `other` accommodation (9,6%) and hotels (9,5%).

Income from accommodation increased by 11,6% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the third quarter of 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (11,7% and contributing 7,5 percentage points); and
  • `other` accommodation (13,1% and contributing 3,6 percentage points).