Karlstad
Accommodation and Travel Stats
October 2021
Karlstad: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
44,100
39,000
5,100
23,800
21,400
2,400
26.0 mill. SEK
17
1,400
2,700
62 %
47 %
1.9
1.8
2.1
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 14 percent
In October 2021, 44,100 registered bed nights were recorded in Karlstad (+13.6 %), of which 39,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 5,100 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 10 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 51 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 14 percent from last year's October.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (2,900 nights).
9,800 rooms (+2.6 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 16,400 rooms (+29.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and October, 385,000 registered bed nights (-1.8 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 42,900 (+15.0 %) for foreigners in Karlstad, in total 428,000 (-0.3 %) 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 was 1.9 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased seven percent compared to earlier year. In Karlstad, length of stay in October was on average 1.9 nights and in Sweden 1.9 nights (-4.6 %).
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 1.8 nights (-6.7 %) and foreigners 2.1 nights (+39.5 %).
23,800 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 22 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 89.9 percent were domestic, and 10.1 percent were from foreign countries.
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Karlstad on average 1.8 nights (-0.1) and foreigners 2.1 nights (-0.74).
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 26.0 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in October were 26.0 million crowns (+6.0 million).
Registered January-October sales were 161.3 million crowns and they increased 8.1 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
October 2021
Amount |
Change |
jan-October 2021
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 990 SEK | 10.7 % | 900 SEK | 2.1 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 610 SEK | 25.7 % | 390 SEK | 3.4 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 590 SEK | 14.7 % | 380 SEK | 5.7 % |
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 61.7 % (+7.4)
Unsold rooms 540
Bed utilization 47.2 % (+5.8)
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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