Göteborg
Accommodation and Travel Stats
February 2020
Gothenburg: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
264,000
195,000
69,200
168,000
130,000
37,800
184.4 mill. SEK
76
9,800
20,600
61 %
45 %
1.6
1.5
1.8
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased eight percent
In February 2020, 264,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Gothenburg (+8.3 %), of which 195,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 69,200 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 13 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased three percent. In total, registered bed nights increased eight percent from last year's February.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (12,600 nights).
82,000 rooms (+15.8 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 88,000 rooms (-2.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and February, 403,000 registered bed nights (+12.7 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 142,000 (+1.3 %) for foreigners in Gothenburg, in total 545,000 (+9.5 %) 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 1.6 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased three percent compared to earlier year. In Gothenburg, length of stay in February was on average 1.6 nights and in Sweden 2.4 nights (-3.1 %).
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gothenburg on average 1.5 nights (-3.5 %) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-2.5 %).
168,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 12 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 77.5 percent were domestic, and 22.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During February, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gothenburg on average 1.5 nights (-0.04) and foreigners 1.8 nights (-0.03).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
211,000 air travelers
The airport received a total of 211,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased four percent.
Of local passengers, 81.8 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 18.2 %.
In addition, there were 210,000 passengers departing the airport (-4.3 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 420,000 (-4.1 %).
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 184.4 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in February were 184.4 million crowns (+24.1 million).
Registered January-February sales were 392.5 million crowns and they increased 59.7 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
February 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-February 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,100 SEK | 9.0 % | 1,100 SEK | 10.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 700 SEK | 6.2 % | 720 SEK | 7.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 670 SEK | 12.6 % | 680 SEK | 16.5 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
76 accommodation establishments (+1)
9,800 rooms (-30)
20,600 beds (+330)
Room utilization 61.3 % (+2.0)
Unsold rooms 3,800
Bed utilization 45.2 % (+2.7)
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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