Gävleborg County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2019
Gävleborg County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
87,700
80,100
7,600
47,400
44,200
3,200
48.0 mill. SEK
136
3,000
6,400
50 %
45 %
1.8
1.8
2.4
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 12 percent
In May 2019, 87,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Gävleborg County (+11.7 %), of which 80,100 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 7,600 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 29 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 12 percent from last year's May.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Germany (1,300 nights).
15,600 rooms (+43.4 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 28,800 rooms (+6.1 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 441,000 registered bed nights (+3.5 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 27,900 (+16.6 %) for foreigners in Gävleborg County, in total 469,000 (+4.2 %) 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 1.8 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased less than one percent compared to earlier year. In Gävleborg County, length of stay in May was on average 1.8 nights and in Sweden 1.8 nights (-5.1 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gävleborg County on average 1.8 nights (+1.6 %) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+6.6 %).
47,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 11 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 93.2 percent were domestic, and 6.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gävleborg County on average 1.8 nights (-0.02) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+0.34).
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 48.0 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in May were 48.0 million crowns (+7.4 million).
Registered January-May sales were 201.0 million crowns and they increased 19.6 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,100 SEK | 1.2 % | 1,000 SEK | -3.0 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 550 SEK | 5.8 % | 430 SEK | 6.4 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 540 SEK | 3.6 % | 460 SEK | -2.5 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
136 accommodation establishments (-2)
3,000 rooms (+390)
6,400 beds (-57)
Room utilization 49.9 % (+1.1)
Unsold rooms 1,500
Bed utilization 44.8 % (+5.8)
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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