Göteborg
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2019
Gothenburg: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
488,000
311,000
177,000
254,000
176,000
77,800
298.3 mill. SEK
78
9,900
20,400
80 %
72 %
1.9
1.8
2.3
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased three percent
In August 2019, 488,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Gothenburg (+3.1 %), of which 311,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 177,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased four percent and registered foreign bed nights increased two percent. In total, registered bed nights increased three percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (28,300 nights).
142,000 rooms (+12.7 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 103,000 rooms (-3.8 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 2.1 million registered bed nights (+5.2 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 966,000 (-0.2 %) for foreigners in Gothenburg, in total 3.1 million (+3.5 %) 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 increased three percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased three percent compared to earlier year. In Gothenburg, length of stay in August was on average 1.9 nights and in Sweden 2.2 nights (+0.4 %).
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gothenburg on average 1.8 nights (+1.0 %) and foreigners 2.3 nights (+4.8 %).
254,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased less than one percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 69.3 percent were domestic, and 30.7 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gothenburg on average 1.8 nights (-0.03) and foreigners 2.3 nights (+0.25).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
334,000 air travelers
The airport received a total of 334,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased two percent.
Of local passengers, 85.7 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 14.3 %.
In addition, there were 295,000 passengers departing the airport (-1.0 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 629,000 (-1.4 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 298.3 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in August were 298.3 million crowns (+11.1 million).
Registered January-August sales were 2.1 billion crowns and they increased 61.8 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,200 SEK | -1.2 % | 1,200 SEK | -3.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 980 SEK | -2.6 % | 870 SEK | -2.8 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 610 SEK | 0.8 % | 680 SEK | -0.4 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
78 accommodation establishments (+3)
9,900 rooms (+650)
20,400 beds (+380)
Room utilization 79.9 % (-1.1)
Unsold rooms 2,000
Bed utilization 71.5 % (+0.94)
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, Swedavia
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