Gävleborg County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2018
Gävleborg County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased one percent
In August 2018, 143,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Gävleborg County (+0.8 %), of which 123,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 20,200 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased one percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 10 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased one percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (5,000 nights).
18,400 rooms (-5.4 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 23,700 rooms (+5.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 835,000 registered bed nights (+9.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 89,000 (+12.5 %) for foreigners in Gävleborg County, in total 924,000 (+9.3 %) 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 one percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased one percent compared to earlier year. In Gävleborg County, length of stay in August was on average 2.0 nights and in Sweden 2.1 nights (-1.9 %).
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gävleborg County on average 1.9 nights (+11.6 %) and foreigners 2.5 nights (+3.6 %).
72,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased less than one percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 89.1 percent were domestic, and 10.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gävleborg County on average 1.9 nights (-0.01) and foreigners 2.5 nights (+0.15).
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 43.7 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in August were 43.7 million crowns (+753,000).
Registered January-August sales were 306.4 million crowns and they increased 11.9 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
August 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2018
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 1,000 SEK | 1.3 % | 1,000 SEK | 3.0 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 540 SEK | -3.2 % | 500 SEK | -0.0 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 300 SEK | 0.9 % | 330 SEK | -4.8 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
145 accommodation establishments (-2)
2,600 rooms (+85)
6,300 beds (+159)
Room utilization 52.5 % (-2.4)
Unsold rooms 1,200
Bed utilization 69.9 % (-3.7)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Sweden
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