IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Income from accommodation increased by 2 383,1% year-on-year in May 2021, the result of a 2 098,5% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 13,0% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In May 2021, all accommodation types recorded large positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation. The largest year-on-year increases in income from accommodation were reported by caravan parks and camping sites and guest-houses and guest-farms.

The main contributors to the year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in May 2021 were hotels and ‘other’ accommodation.

Income from accommodation increased by 94,6% in the three months ended May 2021 compared with the three months ended May 2020. The largest contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (78,9% and contributing 51,8 percentage points); and

• ‘other’ accommodation (117,2% and contributing 34,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 2,6% month-on-month in May 2021. The largest negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• ‘other’ accommodation (-7,0%);

• caravan parks and camping sites (-6,5%); and

• hotels (-1,5%).