Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, May 2014

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 7,6% in May 2014 compared with May 2013.

 
Income from accommodation increased by 10,3% year-on-year in May 2014, the result of a 7,5% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 2,6% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.


In May 2014, the types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation were guest-houses and guest-farms (27,3%), caravan parks and camping sites (17,9%) and ‘other’ accommodation (15,2%).

  • The main contributors to the 10,3% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in May 2014 were hotels (contributing 4,7 percentage points) and ‘other’ accommodation (contributing 3,8 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 11,0% in the three months ended May 2014 compared with the three months ended May 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (8,6% and contributing 5,6 percentage points); and
  • ‘other’ accommodation (12,7% and contributing 3,5 percentage points)