IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 55,4% in August 2022 compared with August 2021.

Income from accommodation increased by 80,3% year-on-year in August 2022, the result of a 54,0% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 17,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In August 2022, the largest contributors to the 80,3% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:

•  hotels (118,0% and contributing 46,4 percentage points); and
•  ‘other’ accommodation (59,1% and contributing 29,9 percentage points) .

Income from accommodation increased by 89,5% in the three months ended August 2022 compared with the three months ended August 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (157,7% and contributing 56,5 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (53,2% and contributing 28,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 1,3% month-on-month in August 2022. The largest positive month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

·       ‘other’ accommodation (6,4%); and

·       guest-houses and guest-farms (6,1%).