IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 17,8% in July 2023 compared with July 2022.

Income from accommodation increased by 29,1% year-on-year in July 2023, the result of a 7,5% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 20,1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In July 2023, year-on-year increases in income from accommodation were reported for:

• hotels (30,3% and contributing 18,7 percentage points); and
• ‘other’ accommodation (34,2% and contributing 10,7 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 31,7% in the three months ended July 2023 compared with the three months ended July 2022. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (31,8% and contributing 19,7 percentage points); and
•  ‘other’ accommodation (37,2% and contributing 11,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 1,4% month-on-month in July 2023 following an increase of 4,5% month-on-month in June 2023.