Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, June 2018

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 1,8% in June 2018 compared with June 2017.

Income from accommodation increased by 2,5% year-on-year in June 2018, the result of a 0,2% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 2,8% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

'Other' accommodation increased by 12,4% (contributing 3,3 percentage points) year-on-year in June 2018.

Income from accommodation decreased by 1,7% in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the second quarter of 2017. Negative contributors to this decrease were:

  • hotels (-2,4% and contributing -1,6 percentage points); and
  • guest-houses and guest-farms (-15,0% and contributing -1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 5,2% month-on-month in June 2018. The largest month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

  • guest-houses and guest-farms (9,5%); and
  • 'other' accommodation (8,5%).