IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry decreased by 3,2% in April 2018 compared with April 2017.

Income from accommodation decreased by 4,1% year-on-year in April 2018, the result of a 3,7% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 0,4% decrease in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In April 2018, the types of accommodation that recorded the largest negative year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (-11,6%); and
• 'other' accommodation (-5,3%).

The largest negative contributors to the 4,1% year-on-year decrease in income from accommodation in April 2018 were hotels and ‘other’ accommodation (each contributing -1,6 percentage points).

Income from accommodation decreased by 2,7% in the three months ended April 2018 compared with the three months ended April 2017. The main contributors to this decrease were:

• hotels (-2,6% and contributing -1,7 percentage points); and
•  'other' accommodation (-2,7% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 2,8% month-on-month in April 2018. The largest month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• caravans parks and camping sites (53,1%); and
• 'other' accommodation (6,1%).