Norway
Accommodation and Travel Stats
January – December 2020
Norway: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
23.7 million registered bed nights
In Jan–Dec 2020, 23.7 million registered bed nights were recorded in Norway (-32.6 %), of which 20.4 million nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3.3 million nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 17 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 69 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 33 percent from last year's Jan–Dec.
8.3 million nights (-36.8 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 5.3 million nights (-41.0 %) by business visitors.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay increased 12 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 12 percent compared to earlier year. In Norway, length of stay in Jan–Dec was on average 2.1 nights (+12.2 %).
During Jan–Dec, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Norway on average 2.0 nights and foreigners 2.4 nights .
11.4 million tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 40 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 87.9 percent were domestic, and 12.1 percent were from foreign countries.
During Jan–Dec, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Norway on average 2.0 nights (+0.17) and foreigners 2.4 nights (+0.57).
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 9.4 billion crowns
Registered accommodation sales in Jan–Dec were 9.4 billion crowns (-6.9 billion).
Average prices
Jan-December 2020
Amount |
Change | |
---|---|---|
Adr (Registered) | 980 NOK | -0.6 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 400 NOK | -14.4 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 310 NOK | -35.4 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
1,900 accommodation establishments (+82)
89,200 rooms (-7,400)
220,000 beds (-15,400)
Room utilization 31.4 % (-17)
Unsold rooms 61,200
Bed utilization 19.3 % (-11)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Norway
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