Blekinge County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
October 2018
Blekinge County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
47,000
35,500
11,600
22,800
20,600
2,300
25.7 mill. SEK
55
1,500
3,500
53 %
39 %
2.1
1.7
5.1
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased three percent
In October 2018, 47,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Blekinge County (+3.3 %), of which 35,500 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 11,600 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased two percent and registered foreign bed nights increased seven percent. In total, registered bed nights increased three percent from last year's October.
6,800 rooms (+12.6 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 17,200 rooms (+3.4 %) by business visitors.
Between January and October, 687,000 registered bed nights (+3.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 236,000 (+7.7 %) for foreigners in Blekinge County, in total 923,000 (+4.8 %) 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 2.1 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased five percent compared to earlier year. In Blekinge County, length of stay in October was on average 2.1 nights and in Sweden 1.8 nights (+1.0 %).
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 1.7 nights (-2.2 %) and foreigners 5.1 nights (-8.4 %).
22,800 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 90.0 percent were domestic, and 10.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 1.7 nights (-0.11) and foreigners 5.1 nights (-0.22).
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 25.7 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in October were 25.7 million crowns (+1.6 million).
Registered January-October sales were 249.6 million crowns and they increased 2.8 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
October 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-October 2018
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,100 SEK | 0.9 % | 1,100 SEK | 2.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 560 SEK | 4.5 % | 540 SEK | -3.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 550 SEK | 3.4 % | 270 SEK | -3.5 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
55 accommodation establishments (+4)
1,500 rooms (+47)
3,500 beds (+150)
Room utilization 52.7 % (+1.8)
Unsold rooms 710
Bed utilization 38.5 % (+1.6)
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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