IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry decreased by 0,1% in February 2019 compared with February 2018.

Income from accommodation decreased by 2,8% year-on-year in February 2019, the result of a 1,7% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 1,1% decrease in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In February 2019, the types of accommodation that recorded the largest negative year-on year growth in income from accommodation were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (-21,0%); and
• caravan parks and camping sites (-18,5%).

The main negative contributors to the 2,8% year-on-year decrease in income from accommodation in February 2019 were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (contributing -1,5 percentage points); and
• hotels (contributing -1,1 percentage points).

Income from accommodation decreased by 2,5% in the three months ended February 2019 compared with the three months ended February 2018. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (-22,3% and contributing -1,7 percentage points); and
• hotels (-1,9% and contributing -1,2 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 2,1% month-on-month in February 2019. The largest negative month-on-month growth rate was recorded for guest-houses and guest-farms (-12,9%).