IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 53,4% in April 2022 compared with April 2021.

Income from accommodation increased by 43,5% year-on-year in April 2022, the result of a 17,8% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 21,8% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In April 2022, the largest contributors to the 43,5% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:

• hotels (59,0% and contributing 27,7 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (32,3% and contributing 14,5 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 71,0% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the three months ended April 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (93,0% and contributing 44,6 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (50,2% and contributing 22,0 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 10,1% month-on-month in April 2022 and by 11,4% month-on-month in March 2022.