Svalbard
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2020
Svalbard: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
165
146
19
61
58
3.0
222,000 NOK
5.0
220
460
2 %
1 %
2.7
2.5
6.3
Paid bed nights
165 registered bed nights
In May 2020, 165 registered bed nights were recorded in Svalbard (-99.0 %), of which 146 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 19 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 98 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 100 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 99 percent from last year's May.
26 nights (-99.8 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 139 nights (-43.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 16,200 registered bed nights (-67.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 14,100 (-52.1 %) for foreigners in Svalbard, in total 30,300 (-61.5 %) registered nights.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay increased 31 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 31 percent compared to earlier year. In Svalbard, length of stay in May was on average 2.7 nights and in Norway 2.7 nights (+46.1 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Svalbard on average 2.5 nights (+7.2 %) and foreigners 6.3 nights (+33.1 %).
61 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 99 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 95.1 percent were domestic, and 4.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Svalbard on average 2.5 nights (+0.35) and foreigners 6.3 nights (+4.4).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
550 air travelers
The airport received a total of 550 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 93 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 100.0 %.
In addition, there were 700 passengers departing the airport (-92.1 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 1,300 (-92.8 %).
Arriving passengers (excl. transfers)
Arriving passengers from
Passengers on transfers from
Departing passengers to
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Accommodation sales 222,000 crowns
Registered accommodation sales in May were 222,000 crowns (-15.4 million).
Registered January-May sales were 25.6 million crowns and they decreased 54.9 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,600 NOK | 0.3 % | 1,400 NOK | -19.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 1,300 NOK | 36.5 % | 840 NOK | -17.5 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 32 NOK | -97.1 % | 560 NOK | -53.9 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
5.0 accommodation establishments (-4)
220 rooms (-240)
460 beds (-470)
Room utilization 2.0 % (-67)
Unsold rooms 220
Bed utilization 1.0 % (-55)
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 Norway
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