IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Results: Tourist accommodation for February 2020

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 4,6% in February 2020 compared with February 2019.

Income from accommodation increased by 5,7% year-on-year in February 2020, the result of a 1,3% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 4,4% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In February 2020, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• caravan parks and camping sites (26,1%);
• 'other' accommodation (13,0%); and
• hotels (5,2%).

The main contributors to the 5,7% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in February 2020 were:

• hotels (contributing 3,6 percentage points); and
• 'other' accommodation (contributing 3,1 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 3,6% in the three months ended February 2020 compared with the three months ended February 2019. The main contributors to this increases were:

• 'other' accommodation (9,9% and contributing 2,7 percentage points); and
• hotels (2,4% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 0,7% month-on-month in February 2020. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• 'other' accommodation (-5,7%);
• caravan parks and camping sites (-2,9%); and
• guest-houses and guest-farms (-2,4%).