Västra Götaland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
October 2020
Västra Götaland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
474,000
408,000
66,000
266,000
242,000
24,300
245.5 mill. SEK
420
20,000
43,400
42 %
35 %
1.8
1.7
2.7
Paid bed nights
474,000 registered bed nights
In October 2020, 474,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Västra Götaland County (-27.2 %), of which 408,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 66,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights decreased 16 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased 61 percent. In total, registered bed nights decreased 27 percent from last year's October.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Denmark (13,400 nights).
148,000 rooms (-13.8 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 98,200 rooms (-52.9 %) by business visitors.
Between January and October, 5.0 million registered bed nights (-23.1 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 662,000 (-77.4 %) for foreigners in Västra Götaland County, in total 5.7 million (-39.9 %) 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 four percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. In Västra Götaland County, length of stay in October was on average 1.8 nights and in Sweden 2.0 nights (+7.5 %).
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (+7.0 %) and foreigners 2.7 nights (+7.4 %).
266,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation decreased 30 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 90.9 percent were domestic, and 9.1 percent were from foreign countries.
During October, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (+0.07) and foreigners 2.7 nights (+0.65).
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 245.5 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in October were 245.5 million crowns (-184.7 million).
Registered January-October sales were 2.4 billion crowns and they decreased 2.3 billion crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
October 2020
Amount |
Change |
jan-October 2020
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,000 SEK | -11.9 % | 1,200 SEK | -7.9 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 520 SEK | -21.6 % | 430 SEK | -15.2 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 410 SEK | -39.5 % | 410 SEK | -46.7 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
420 accommodation establishments (+6)
20,000 rooms (-600)
43,400 beds (-430)
Room utilization 41.6 % (-19)
Unsold rooms 11,600
Bed utilization 35.3 % (-12)
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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