Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, April 2015

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 7,2% in April 2015 compared with April 2014.

Income from accommodation increased by 8,4% year-on-year in April 2015, the result of a 0,5% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 9,0% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In April 2015, the types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation were caravan parks and camping sites (44,6%) and hotels (8,9%) .

The main contributors to the 8,4% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in April 2015 were hotels (contributing 5,4 percentage points) and ‘other’ accommodation (contributing 2,1 percentage points) .

Income from accommodation increased by 7,3% in the three months ended April 2015 compared with the three months ended April 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (8,3% and contributing 5,3 percentage points); and
  • ‘other’ accommodation (4,7% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).