IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 8,6% in 2016 compared with 2015. Income from accommodation increased by 12,0% over the same period.

In December 2016 total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 1,7% year-on-year.

Income from accommodation increased by 4,5% year-on-year in December 2016, the result of a 2,3% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 2,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In December 2016, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (19,7%);
• caravan parks and camping sites (10,4%); and
• hotels (7,4%).

The main positive contributors to the 4,5% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in December 2016 were:

• hotels (contributing 4,6 percentage points); and
  
• guest-houses and guest-farms (contributing 1,3 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 8,8% in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the fourth quarter of  2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (9,2% and contributing 5,9 percentage points); and
• 'other' accommodation (6,1% and contributing 1,7 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 2,1% month-on-month in December 2016. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• caravan parks and camping sites (-18,8%);
• 'other' accommodation (-9,1%) and;
• guest-houses and guest-farms (-4,2%).