IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

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

Income from accommodation increased by 11,1% year-on-year in July 2014, the result of a 2,9% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 7,9% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In July 2014, the types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation were ‘other’ accommodation (16,9%) and guest-houses and guest-farms (15,1%).

The main contributors to the 11,1% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in July 2014 were hotels (contributing 5,1 percentage points) and ‘other’ accommodation (contributing 5,1 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 10,7% in the three months ended July 2014 compared with the three months ended July 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

• ‘other’ accommodation (19,1% and contributing 5,3 percentage points); and
  
• hotels (6,6% and contributing 4,3 percentage points).