IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 1,4% in March 2017 compared with March 2016.

Income from accommodation increased by 3,3% year-on-year in March 2017, the result of a 1,6% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 5,0% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In March 2017, the types of accommodation that recorded the largest year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were 'other' accommodation (6,0%) and hotels (4,2%).

The positive contributors to the 3,3% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in March 2017 were hotels (contributing 2,7 percentage points) and 'other' accommodation (contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 5,7% in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the first quarter of 2016. The main contributors to this increase were:

•  hotels (4,9% and contributing 3,2 percentage points);
•  'other' accommodation (8,6% and contributing 2,3 percentage points); and
• guest-houses and guest-farms (3,5 and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 0,9% month-on-month in March 2017. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• caravans parks and camping sites (-13,2%);
• guest-houses and guest farms (-6,2%); and
•  'other' accommodation (-1,1%).