Karlstad
Accommodation and Travel Stats
March 2021
Karlstad: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
21,200
20,200
1,000
11,400
11,100
300
9.7 mill. SEK
17
1,400
2,700
30 %
23 %
1.9
1.8
3.5
Paid bed nights
21,200 registered bed nights
In March 2021, 21,200 registered bed nights were recorded in Karlstad (-5.7 %), of which 20,200 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 1,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased four percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 67 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased six percent from last year's March.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (230 nights).
4,300 rooms (-2.3 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 8,100 rooms (-14.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and March, 54,400 registered bed nights (-37.7 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 3,400 (-80.4 %) for foreigners in Karlstad, in total 57,800 (-44.7 %) 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 1.9 nights and in Sweden 3.2 nights (+21.8 %).
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 1.8 nights (+1.9 %) and foreigners 3.5 nights (+95.0 %).
11,400 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased nine percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 97.4 percent were domestic, and 2.6 percent were from foreign countries.
During March, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 1.8 nights (+0.05) and foreigners 3.5 nights (+1.5).
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 9.7 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in March were 9.7 million crowns (-4.5 million).
Registered January-March sales were 24.5 million crowns and they decreased 33.2 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
March 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-March 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 790 SEK | -23.6 % | 790 SEK | -18.0 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 460 SEK | -27.6 % | 420 SEK | -23.2 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 240 SEK | -30.5 % | 210 SEK | -55.3 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
17 accommodation establishments (+0)
1,400 rooms (+45)
2,700 beds (+101)
Room utilization 30.3 % (-3.0)
Unsold rooms 980
Bed utilization 22.8 % (-0.85)
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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