Västernorrland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
August 2018
Västernorrland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
149,000
124,000
24,800
85,700
72,500
13,200
48.2 mill. SEK
150
3,200
7,500
51 %
65 %
1.7
1.7
1.9
Paid bed nights
149,000 registered bed nights
In August 2018, 149,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Västernorrland County (-1.2 %), of which 124,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 24,800 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased one percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased less than one percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased one percent from last year's August.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (7,900 nights).
25,100 rooms (+16.1 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 25,400 rooms (-9.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and August, 734,000 registered bed nights (+1.6 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 147,000 (+14.0 %) for foreigners in Västernorrland County, in total 882,000 (+3.5 %) 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 1.7 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased three percent compared to earlier year. In Västernorrland County, length of stay in August was on average 1.7 nights and in Sweden 2.1 nights (-1.9 %).
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västernorrland County on average 1.7 nights (+2.3 %) and foreigners 1.9 nights (+6.8 %).
85,700 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 84.6 percent were domestic, and 15.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During August, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västernorrland County on average 1.7 nights (-0.05) and foreigners 1.9 nights (-0.11).
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 48.2 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in August were 48.2 million crowns (-485,000).
Registered January-August sales were 358.0 million crowns and they increased 23.3 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
August 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-August 2018
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 950 SEK | -2.6 % | 1,000 SEK | 1.6 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 490 SEK | -8.4 % | 490 SEK | 0.9 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 320 SEK | 0.2 % | 410 SEK | 3.3 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
150 accommodation establishments (+2)
3,200 rooms (+175)
7,500 beds (+230)
Room utilization 51.1 % (-3.3)
Unsold rooms 1,600
Bed utilization 64.9 % (-4.9)
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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