IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry decreased by 72,7% in February 2021 compared with February 2020.

Income from accommodation decreased by 74,5% year-on-year in February 2021, the result of a 60,6% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 35,2% decrease in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In February 2021, all accommodation types recorded large negative year-on-year growth in income from accommodation. The largest year-on-year decreases in income from accommodation were reported by:

• hotels (-78,1% and contributing -53,7 percentage points); and

• ‘other’ accommodation (-68,8% and contributing -18,7 percentage points).

Income from accommodation decreased by 65,3% in the three months ended February 2021 compared with the three months ended February 2020. The main contributors to this decrease were:

• hotels (-70,4% and contributing -46,2 percentage points); and

• ‘other’ accommodation (-57,2% and contributing -16,8 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 6,9% month-on-month in February 2021 and decreased by 39,3% month-on-month in January 2021.