IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 38,9% in January 2023 compared with January 2022.

Income from accommodation increased by 55,8% year-on-year in January 2023, the result of a 16,2% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 34,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In January 2023, the largest contributors to the 55,8% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:

• hotels (62,9% and contributing 29,4 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (55,9% and contributing 23,9 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 46,7% in the three months ended January 2023 compared with the three months ended January 2022. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (60,3% and contributing 28,1 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (37,9% and contributing 16,4 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 0,4% month-on-month in January 2023 following an increase of 4,0% month-on-month in December 2022.