Blekinge County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2018
Blekinge County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
34,200
27,600
6,600
17,300
15,200
2,000
16.7 mill. SEK
52
1,500
3,500
37 %
30 %
2.0
1.8
3.3
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased two percent
In March 2018, 34,200 registered bed nights were recorded in Blekinge County (+2.3 %), of which 27,600 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 6,600 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased three percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 33 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased two percent from last year's March.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (2,300 nights).
5,100 rooms (+6.8 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 11,800 rooms (-20.9 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 75,000 registered bed nights (-2.2 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 13,900 (+9.2 %) for foreigners in Blekinge County, in total 88,900 (-0.6 %) registered nights.
Registered bed nights statistics include stats for registered accommodations: hotels, holiday villages, youth hostels and campsites. Establishments with fewer than 9 beds or 5 rooms are excluded.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay was 2.0 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased one percent compared to earlier year. In Blekinge County, length of stay in March was on average 2.0 nights and in Sweden 2.3 nights (+5.0 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 1.8 nights (-1.5 %) and foreigners 3.3 nights (-11.1 %).
17,300 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased three percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 88.3 percent were domestic, and 11.7 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 1.8 nights (-0.05) and foreigners 3.3 nights (-0.17).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 16.7 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in March were 16.7 million crowns (-2.2 million).
Registered January-March sales were 47.7 million crowns and they decreased 2.1 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
March 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2018
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 990 SEK | 2.8 % | 1,000 SEK | 3.6 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 490 SEK | -13.8 % | 540 SEK | -3.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 370 SEK | -13.7 % | 370 SEK | -7.0 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
52 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,500 rooms (+42)
3,500 beds (+62)
Room utilization 37.2 % (-7.1)
Unsold rooms 940
Bed utilization 30.2 % (-0.77)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Travel key indicators: the darker the square the larger the value.
Dark squares in the middle (vertically) mean the main season is in the summer. Dark squares on the top and the bottom mean the main season is in the winter. Gradually darkening squares from left to right signify growth over the years.
It is important to notice that the largest values (darkest squares) are not necessarily during the same months between different stats as this might reveal interesting details about travel and accommodation trends.
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Sweden
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