IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 139,5% in February 2022 compared with February 2021. 

Income from accommodation increased by 98,3% year-on-year in February 2022, the result of a 59,8% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 24,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In February 2022, the largest contributors to the 98,3% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:

•  hotels (138,1% and contributing 66,0 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (53,6% and contributing 23,2 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 48,6% in the three months ended February 2022 compared with the three months ended February 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

•  hotels (81,4% and contributing 36,4 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (16,2% and contributing 7,5 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 4,4% month-on-month in February 2022 and decreased by 5,4% month-on-month in January 2022.