Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, January 2016

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 12,8% in January 2016 compared with January 2015.

Income from accommodation increased by 16,9% year-on-year in January 2016, the result of a 1,1% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 15,7% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In January 2016, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were 'other' accommodation (24,8%), hotels (16,3%) and caravan parks and camping sites (3,2%).

The main contributors to the 16,9% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in January 2016 were hotels (contributing 10,2 percentage points) and 'other' accommodation (contributing 6,8 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 15,3% in the three months ended January 2016 compared with the three months ended January 2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (13,5% and contributing 8,5 percentage points); and
  • 'other' accommodation (23,9% and contributing 6,6 percentage points).