Blekinge County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
October 2021
Blekinge County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
51,300
34,600
16,700
20,500
17,200
3,300
23.9 mill. SEK
58
1,800
3,600
48 %
38 %
2.5
2.0
5.1
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 15 percent
In October 2021, 51,300 registered bed nights were recorded in Blekinge County (+15.5 %), of which 34,600 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 16,700 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased two percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 81 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 15 percent from last year's October.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (6,700 nights).
11,400 rooms (+29.2 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 14,400 rooms (+23.1 %) by business visitors.
Between January and October, 725,000 registered bed nights (+5.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 164,000 (+106.3 %) for foreigners in Blekinge County, in total 890,000 (+16.0 %) 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 increased 23 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 23 percent compared to earlier year. In Blekinge County, length of stay in October was on average 2.5 nights and in Sweden 1.9 nights (-4.6 %).
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 2.0 nights (+4.9 %) and foreigners 5.1 nights (-3.7 %).
20,500 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased six percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 84.0 percent were domestic, and 16.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Blekinge County on average 2.0 nights (+0.25) and foreigners 5.1 nights (-0.19).
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 23.9 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in October were 23.9 million crowns (+4.6 million).
Registered January-October sales were 288.4 million crowns and they increased 51.5 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
October 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-October 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 930 SEK | -1.8 % | 1,300 SEK | 7.6 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 470 SEK | 7.0 % | 320 SEK | 5.0 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 450 SEK | 21.8 % | 540 SEK | 23.2 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
58 accommodation establishments (+1)
1,800 rooms (+14)
3,600 beds (+76)
Room utilization 48.0 % (+9.3)
Unsold rooms 910
Bed utilization 38.1 % (+3.1)
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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