Svalbard
Accommodation and Travel Stats
November 2020
Svalbard: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
Paid bed nights
2,900 registered bed nights
In November 2020, 2,900 registered bed nights were recorded in Svalbard (-51.1 %), of which 2,700 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 240 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 26 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 90 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 51 percent from last year's November.
2,700 nights (-52.7 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 98 nights (-20.3 %) by business visitors.
Between January and November, 44,600 registered bed nights (-48.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 18,800 (-74.1 %) for foreigners in Svalbard, in total 63,400 (-60.3 %) registered nights.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay increased 19 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 19 percent compared to earlier year. In Svalbard, length of stay in November was on average 3.1 nights and in Norway 2.4 nights (+37.9 %).
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Svalbard on average 3.1 nights (+12.5 %) and foreigners 3.6 nights (+52.3 %).
920 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 59 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 92.7 percent were domestic, and 7.3 percent were from foreign countries.
During November, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Svalbard on average 3.1 nights (+0.5) and foreigners 3.6 nights (+0.88).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
1,900 air travelers
The airport received a total of 1,900 passengers, which means air passenger arrivals decreased 46 percent.
Of local passengers, 0.0 % arrived from abroad, thus the share of domestic passengers was 100.0 %.
In addition, there were 2,000 passengers departing the airport (-44.1 %), therefore the total number of trips via the airport was 3,900 (-45.2 %).
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 2.3 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in November were 2.3 million crowns (-1.3 million).
Registered January-November sales were 53.5 million crowns and they decreased 102.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
November 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-November 2020
Amount |
Change | |
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Adr (Registered) | 1,100 NOK | 22.5 % | 1,400 NOK | -13.3 % |
Bed Night (Registered) | 780 NOK | 28.7 % | 840 NOK | -13.2 % |
Revpar (Registered) | 260 NOK | -20.5 % | 530 NOK | -48.6 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
5.0 accommodation establishments (-2)
290 rooms (-75)
570 beds (-178)
Room utilization 24.0 % (-13)
Unsold rooms 220
Bed utilization 17.0 % (-9.0)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Norway
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