Blekinge County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2020
Blekinge County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
163,000
139,000
23,400
64,400
58,300
6,200
42.4 mill. SEK
80
2,000
4,300
53 %
116 %
2.5
2.4
3.8
Paid bed nights
163,000 registered bed nights
In August 2020, 163,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Blekinge County (-10.7 %), of which 139,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 23,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 12 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 59 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 11 percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (14,400 nights).
19,900 rooms (-4.5 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 10,900 rooms (-37.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 610,000 registered bed nights (-4.3 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 59,600 (-72.3 %) for foreigners in Blekinge County, in total 669,000 (-21.5 %) 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 2.5 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased two percent compared to earlier year. In Blekinge County, length of stay in August was on average 2.5 nights and in Sweden 2.3 nights (+6.0 %).
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 2.4 nights (+6.1 %) and foreigners 3.8 nights (+2.0 %).
64,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased eight percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 90.4 percent were domestic, and 9.6 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 2.4 nights (+0.13) and foreigners 3.8 nights (+0.04).
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 42.4 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in August were 42.4 million crowns (-5.3 million).
Registered January-August sales were 196.1 million crowns and they decreased 62.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,400 SEK | 10.3 % | 1,200 SEK | 3.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 720 SEK | -4.4 % | 460 SEK | -20.8 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 260 SEK | -0.4 % | 290 SEK | -3.2 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
80 accommodation establishments (-4)
2,000 rooms (-104)
4,300 beds (-190)
Room utilization 52.6 % (-8.1)
Unsold rooms 930
Bed utilization 115.8 % (-2.4)
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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