Västernorrland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
December 2018
Västernorrland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
59,700
54,900
4,800
40,900
38,000
2,900
33.8 mill. SEK
86
3,000
6,300
39 %
32 %
1.5
1.4
1.7
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased four percent
In December 2018, 59,700 registered bed nights were recorded in Västernorrland County (+3.6 %), of which 54,900 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 4,800 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased eight percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 29 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased four percent from last year's December.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from United States (630 nights).
14,300 rooms (+0.7 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 20,000 rooms (-0.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and December, 993,000 registered bed nights (+1.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 175,000 (+6.3 %) for foreigners in Västernorrland County, in total 1.2 million (+2.5 %) 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 1.5 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased three percent compared to earlier year. In Västernorrland County, length of stay in December was on average 1.5 nights and in Sweden 2.1 nights (-0.1 %).
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västernorrland County on average 1.4 nights (+1.2 %) and foreigners 1.7 nights (+5.1 %).
40,900 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased seven percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 93.0 percent were domestic, and 7.0 percent were from foreign countries.
During December, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västernorrland County on average 1.4 nights (0.0) and foreigners 1.7 nights (-0.45).
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 33.8 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in December were 33.8 million crowns (-332,000).
Registered January-December sales were 540.4 million crowns and they increased 21.2 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
December 2018
Amount |
Change |
jan-December 2018
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 990 SEK | -0.9 % | 1,000 SEK | 0.1 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 570 SEK | -4.5 % | 460 SEK | 1.5 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 380 SEK | -6.8 % | 490 SEK | -1.8 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
86 accommodation establishments (+2)
3,000 rooms (+130)
6,300 beds (+114)
Room utilization 38.8 % (-2.4)
Unsold rooms 1,800
Bed utilization 32.3 % (-0.53)
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
More information available at the dashboard