Karlstad
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2019
Karlstad: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased three percent
In March 2019, 49,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Karlstad (+2.6 %), of which 38,300 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 11,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased one percent and registered foreign bed nights increased eight percent. In total, registered bed nights increased three percent from last year's March.
9,900 rooms (+4.3 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 19,000 rooms (+16.7 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 97,400 registered bed nights (-4.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 30,700 (+17.6 %) for foreigners in Karlstad, in total 128,000 (-0.1 %) 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 four percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. In Karlstad, length of stay in March was on average 1.8 nights and in Sweden 2.2 nights (-4.6 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 1.7 nights (+0.3 %) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+4.7 %).
27,500 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased one percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 83.0 percent were domestic, and 17.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 1.7 nights (+0.03) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+0.21).
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 27.0 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in March were 27.0 million crowns (+4.1 million).
Registered January-March sales were 68.1 million crowns and they decreased 551,000 crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
March 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2019
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 940 SEK | 5.3 % | 930 SEK | -2.2 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 650 SEK | 9.4 % | 570 SEK | -8.3 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 540 SEK | 15.1 % | 530 SEK | -0.7 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
17 accommodation establishments (+1)
1,400 rooms (+46)
2,600 beds (+133)
Room utilization 69.4 % (+2.6)
Unsold rooms 420
Bed utilization 54.2 % (-1.5)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Sweden
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