Karlstad
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2019
Karlstad: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
93,400
63,900
29,500
36,400
24,100
12,300
32.8 mill. SEK
19
1,400
2,600
81 %
73 %
2.6
2.7
2.4
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased six percent
In August 2019, 93,400 registered bed nights were recorded in Karlstad (+6.1 %), of which 63,900 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 29,500 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased nine percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased less than one percent. In total, registered bed nights increased six percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (9,800 nights).
17,900 rooms (-2.8 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 16,000 rooms (+5.6 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 372,000 registered bed nights (+1.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 174,000 (+10.4 %) for foreigners in Karlstad, in total 546,000 (+3.9 %) 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 43 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 43 percent compared to earlier year. In Karlstad, length of stay in August was on average 2.6 nights and in Sweden 2.2 nights (+0.4 %).
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 2.7 nights (+21.2 %) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+25.6 %).
36,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 26 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 66.2 percent were domestic, and 33.8 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 2.7 nights (+0.87) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+0.58).
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 32.8 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in August were 32.8 million crowns (+124,000).
Registered January-August sales were 214.4 million crowns and they increased 1.8 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 970 SEK | -0.6 % | 930 SEK | -1.8 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 780 SEK | -3.4 % | 660 SEK | -4.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 350 SEK | -5.4 % | 390 SEK | -2.9 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
19 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,400 rooms (+46)
2,600 beds (+133)
Room utilization 81.0 % (-2.4)
Unsold rooms 260
Bed utilization 72.5 % (-41)
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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