Västra Götaland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
September 2019
Västra Götaland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
700,000
497,000
203,000
392,000
292,000
99,900
509.3 mill. SEK
490
20,800
44,900
65 %
51 %
1.8
1.7
2.0
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased two percent
In September 2019, 700,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Västra Götaland County (+2.5 %), of which 497,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 203,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased three percent and registered foreign bed nights increased one percent. In total, registered bed nights increased two percent from last year's September.
187,000 rooms (+22.7 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 215,000 rooms (+4.0 %) by business visitors.
Between January and September, 6.0 million registered bed nights (+2.9 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 2.8 million (+2.6 %) for foreigners in Västra Götaland County, in total 8.8 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 was 1.8 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased less than one percent compared to earlier year. In Västra Götaland County, length of stay in September was on average 1.8 nights and in Sweden 1.9 nights (-1.3 %).
During September, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (+1.0 %) and foreigners 2.0 nights (+1.9 %).
392,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased two percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 74.5 percent were domestic, and 25.5 percent were from foreign countries.
During September, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (+0.0) and foreigners 2.0 nights (+0.03).
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 509.3 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in September were 509.3 million crowns (+66.5 million).
Registered January-September sales were 4.3 billion crowns and they increased 669.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
September 2019
Amount |
Change |
jan-September 2019
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,300 SEK | 2.7 % | 1,300 SEK | 6.9 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 820 SEK | -0.9 % | 780 SEK | 3.2 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 730 SEK | 12.2 % | 490 SEK | 15.0 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
490 accommodation establishments (+10)
20,800 rooms (+2,600)
44,900 beds (+1,300)
Room utilization 64.9 % (-2.4)
Unsold rooms 7,300
Bed utilization 50.9 % (-1.2)
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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