Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, August 2015

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 5,3% in August 2015 compared with August 2014.

Income from accommodation increased by 5,8% year-on-year in August 2015, the result of a 0,6% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 6,4% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In August 2015, the types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation were caravan parks and camping sites (48,4%), guest-houses and guest-farms (11,8%) and 'other' accommodation (8,1%).

The main contributors to the 5,8% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in August 2015 were hotels (contributing 2,4 percentage points) and 'other' accommodation (contributing 2,3 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 6,5% in the three months ended August 2015 compared with the three months ended August 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (5,9% and contributing 3,8 percentage points); and
  • 'other' accommodation (7,0% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).