Västra Götaland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
May 2020
Västra Götaland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
357,000
333,000
24,400
155,000
147,000
7,900
117.3 mill. SEK
500
20,000
43,800
18 %
27 %
2.3
2.3
3.1
Paid bed nights
357,000 registered bed nights
In May 2020, 357,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Västra Götaland County (-60.3 %), of which 333,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 24,400 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 50 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 90 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 60 percent from last year's May.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (5,500 nights).
59,800 rooms (-68.4 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 43,300 rooms (-79.5 %) by business visitors.
Between January and May, 1.4 million registered bed nights (-34.2 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 336,000 (-57.7 %) for foreigners in Västra Götaland County, in total 1.7 million (-40.6 %) 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 32 percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased 32 percent compared to earlier year. In Västra Götaland County, length of stay in May was on average 2.3 nights and in Sweden 2.4 nights (+30.7 %).
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 2.3 nights (+7.8 %) and foreigners 3.1 nights (+5.1 %).
155,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 70 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 94.9 percent were domestic, and 5.1 percent were from foreign countries.
During May, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 2.3 nights (+0.57) and foreigners 3.1 nights (+1.2).
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 117.3 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in May were 117.3 million crowns (-436.7 million).
Registered January-May sales were 975.6 million crowns and they decreased 822.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
May 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-May 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,100 SEK | -17.7 % | 1,100 SEK | -4.1 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 330 SEK | -46.7 % | 560 SEK | -8.7 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 200 SEK | -76.8 % | 330 SEK | -45.2 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
500 accommodation establishments (-10)
20,000 rooms (-910)
43,800 beds (-1,300)
Room utilization 17.8 % (-45)
Unsold rooms 16,400
Bed utilization 27.4 % (-36)
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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