Norrbotten County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
April 2018
Norrbotten County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased seven percent
In April 2018, 167,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Norrbotten County (+6.6 %), of which 140,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 27,100 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased eight percent and registered foreign bed nights increased one percent. In total, registered bed nights increased seven percent from last year's April.
25,900 rooms (-3.5 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 42,800 rooms (+32.2 %) by business visitors.
Between January and April, 482,000 registered bed nights (+8.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 230,000 (+17.1 %) for foreigners in Norrbotten County, in total 712,000 (+10.8 %) 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 six percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased six percent compared to earlier year. In Norrbotten County, length of stay in April was on average 2.5 nights and in Sweden 2.1 nights (-4.0 %).
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Norrbotten County on average 2.5 nights (+6.0 %) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+2.5 %).
67,600 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased one percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 82.1 percent were domestic, and 17.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Norrbotten County on average 2.5 nights (+0.15) and foreigners 2.2 nights (+0.02).
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 79.0 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in April were 79.0 million crowns (+5.3 million).
Registered January-April sales were 431.1 million crowns and they increased 57.3 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
April 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-April 2018
Amount |
Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adr (Registered) | 1,200 SEK | -7.6 % | 1,200 SEK | 3.9 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 470 SEK | 0.5 % | 610 SEK | 4.1 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 450 SEK | -2.1 % | 630 SEK | 9.2 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
200 accommodation establishments (+7)
6,400 rooms (+260)
17,700 beds (+1,100)
Room utilization 39.2 % (+2.2)
Unsold rooms 3,900
Bed utilization 34.8 % (-0.75)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Sweden
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