IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 88,3% in August 2021 compared with August 2020.

Income from accommodation increased by 119,0% year-on-year in August 2021, the result of a 133,6% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 6,2% decrease in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In August 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 (263,2% and contributing 4,4 percentage points); and

• guest-houses and guest-farms (257,9% and contributing 8,4 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 237,0% in the three months ended August 2021 compared with the three months ended August 2020. The main contributors to this increase were:

• ‘other’ accommodation (232,0% and contributing 113,4 percentage points); and

• hotels (213,5% and contributing 99,5 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 33,1% month-on-month in August 2021. The largest positive month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (64,6%); and

• hotels (57,1%).