Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, May 2015

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 7,0% in May 2015 compared with May 2014.

Income from accommodation increased by 6,4% year-on-year in May 2015, the result of a 0,2% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 6,6% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In May 2015, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation were hotels (7,8%), 'other' accommodation (4,6%) and guest-houses and guest-farms (1,8%).

The main contributors to the 6,4% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in May 2015 were hotels (contributing 5,0 percentage points) and 'other' accommodation (contributing 1,3 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 8,0% in the three months ended May 2015 compared with the three months ended May 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (9,2% and contributing 5,8 percentage points); and
  • 'other' accommodation (6,0% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).