Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, January 2024

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 13,4% in January 2024 compared with January 2023.

Income from accommodation increased by 14,9% year-on-year in January 2024, the result of a 9,5% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 5,0% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In January 2024, the largest contributors to the 14,9% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were: 

  • hotels (14,9% and contributing 9,3 percentage points); and
  • ‘other’ accommodation (20,2% and contributing 6,2 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 13,0% in the three months ended January 2024 compared with the three months ended January 2023. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (14,0% and contributing 9,0 percentage points); and
  • ‘other’ accommodation (17,1% and contributing 4,9 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 1,4% month-on-month in January 2024 following an increase of 2,6% month-on-month in December 2023.