IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 0,2% in July 2019 compared with July 2018.

Income from accommodation increased by 1,5% year-on-year in July 2019, the result of a 1,7% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 3,3% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In July 2019, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• caravan parks and camping sites (16,5%);

• hotels (1,6%); and

• ‘other’ accommodation (1,2%).

The main contributors to the 1,5% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in July 2019 were:

• hotels (contributing 1,0 percentage point); and

• ‘other’ accommodation (contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

Income from accommodation increased by 3,8% in the three months ended July 2019 compared with the three months ended July 2018. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (3,6% and contributing 2,4 percentage points); and

• ‘other’ accommodation (2,3% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 5,5% month-on-month in July 2019. The largest negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• caravan parks and camping sites (-30,3%); and

• guest-houses and guest-farms (-14,8%).