Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, October 2024

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 7,5% in October 2024 compared with October 2023.

Income from accommodation increased by 10,5% year-on-year in October 2024, the result of a 1,0% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 9,4% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In October 2024, the main contributors to the 10,5% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:

  •  hotels (9,9% and contributing 5,7 percentage points); and
  •  ‘other’ accommodation (11,5% and contributing 4,1 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 9,4% in the three months ended October 2024 compared with the three months ended October 2023. The main contributors to this increase were:

  •     hotels (9,4% and contributing 5,3 percentage points); and
  •   ‘other’ accommodation (9,9% and contributing 3,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 2,7% month-on-month in October 2024, following a decrease of 0,1% month-on-month in September 2024.