Karlstad
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2020
Karlstad: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
26,200
24,800
1,400
5,800
5,600
230
5.6 mill. SEK
18
1,400
2,600
18 %
13 %
4.5
4.4
5.9
Paid bed nights
26,200 registered bed nights
In May 2020, 26,200 registered bed nights were recorded in Karlstad (-58.0 %), of which 24,800 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 44 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 92 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 58 percent from last year's May.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from United Kingdom (430 nights).
2,300 rooms (-80.3 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 5,200 rooms (-73.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 123,000 registered bed nights (-30.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 19,400 (-67.7 %) for foreigners in Karlstad, in total 142,000 (-40.2 %) 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 104 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 104 percent compared to earlier year. In Karlstad, length of stay in May was on average 4.5 nights and in Sweden 2.4 nights (+30.7 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 4.4 nights (+9.6 %) and foreigners 5.9 nights (-6.8 %).
5,800 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 79 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 96.1 percent were domestic, and 3.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 4.4 nights (+2.2) and foreigners 5.9 nights (+3.8).
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 5.6 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in May were 5.6 million crowns (-24.5 million).
Registered January-May sales were 67.6 million crowns and they decreased 54.3 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 750 SEK | -22.9 % | 920 SEK | -1.8 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 220 SEK | -55.5 % | 480 SEK | -7.2 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 139 SEK | -80.7 % | 330 SEK | -44.4 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
18 accommodation establishments (-1)
1,400 rooms (+0)
2,600 beds (+17)
Room utilization 18.5 % (-55)
Unsold rooms 1,100
Bed utilization 12.7 % (-43)
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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