Göteborg
Accommodation and Travel Stats
April 2020
Gothenburg: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
54,500
48,000
6,500
29,500
26,500
3,000
28.1 mill. SEK
74
9,600
20,200
13 %
9 %
1.8
1.8
2.2
Paid bed nights
54,500 registered bed nights
In April 2020, 54,500 registered bed nights were recorded in Gothenburg (-83.9 %), of which 48,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 6,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 80 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 93 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 84 percent from last year's April.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (580 nights).
19,500 rooms (-79.5 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 15,400 rooms (-86.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and April, 548,000 registered bed nights (-32.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 173,000 (-44.7 %) for foreigners in Gothenburg, in total 722,000 (-35.6 %) 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 April was on average 1.8 nights and in Sweden 2.5 nights (+16.7 %).
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gothenburg on average 1.8 nights (-1.7 %) and foreigners 2.2 nights (-4.0 %).
29,500 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 84 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 89.7 percent were domestic, and 10.3 percent were from foreign countries.
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Gothenburg on average 1.8 nights (+0.13) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+0.03).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
2,000 air travelers
The airport received a total of 2,000 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 99 percent.
Of local passengers, 80.6 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 19.4 %.
In addition, there were 860 passengers departing the airport (-99.7 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 2,800 (-99.5 %).
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 28.1 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in April were 28.1 million crowns (-206.8 million).
Registered January-April sales were 523.6 million crowns and they decreased 248.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
April 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-April 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 800 SEK | -29.0 % | 1,100 SEK | 4.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 520 SEK | -25.7 % | 730 SEK | 5.4 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 108 SEK | -86.6 % | 460 SEK | -31.0 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
74 accommodation establishments (-2)
9,600 rooms (-260)
20,200 beds (-136)
Room utilization 13.4 % (-58)
Unsold rooms 8,300
Bed utilization 9.4 % (-44)
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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