Västra Götaland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
April 2019
Västra Götaland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
649,000
460,000
188,000
356,000
267,000
88,400
377.1 mill. SEK
460
20,600
44,100
56 %
50 %
1.8
1.7
2.1
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 14 percent
In April 2019, 649,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Västra Götaland County (+13.7 %), of which 460,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 188,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased nine percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 25 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 14 percent from last year's April.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (90,600 nights).
161,000 rooms (+25.8 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 172,000 rooms (-3.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and April, 1.5 million registered bed nights (+2.0 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 554,000 (+5.1 %) for foreigners in Västra Götaland County, in total 2.0 million (+2.8 %) 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 increased three percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased three percent compared to earlier year. In Västra Götaland County, length of stay in April was on average 1.8 nights and in Sweden 2.1 nights (+1.4 %).
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (+0.7 %) and foreigners 2.1 nights (+0.8 %).
356,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 10 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 75.1 percent were domestic, and 24.9 percent were from foreign countries.
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (+0.03) and foreigners 2.1 nights (+0.12).
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 377.1 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in April were 377.1 million crowns (+28.4 million).
Registered January-April sales were 1.2 billion crowns and they increased 32.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
April 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-April 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,100 SEK | -0.8 % | 1,000 SEK | -4.4 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 630 SEK | -4.5 % | 540 SEK | -7.7 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 580 SEK | -4.9 % | 610 SEK | -0.2 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
460 accommodation establishments (+21)
20,600 rooms (+2,500)
44,100 beds (+1,600)
Room utilization 55.6 % (-2.1)
Unsold rooms 9,100
Bed utilization 49.6 % (+4.3)
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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