Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 79,3% in September 2022 compared with September 2021.

Income from accommodation increased by 56,2% year-on-year in September 2022, the result of a 35,1% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 15,6% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In September 2022, the largest contributors to the 56,2% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:

•  hotels (90,9% and contributing 37,8 percentage points); and
•   ‘other’ accommodation (30,1% and contributing 14,7 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 83,9% in the third quarter of 2022 compared with the third quarter of 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (134,8% and contributing 51,9 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (52,4% and contributing 27,0 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 3,2% month-on-month in September 2022. The largest positive month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (21,7%); and
• hotels (5,8%).