Västra Götaland County
Accommodation and Travel Stats
April 2022
Västra Götaland County: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
684,000
514,000
170,000
393,000
306,000
86,800
415.8 mill. SEK
470
20,900
46,600
55 %
51 %
1.7
1.7
2.0
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 115 percent
In April 2022, 684,000 registered bed nights were recorded in Västra Götaland County (+115.1 %), of which 514,000 nights were spent by domestic visitors and 170,000 nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 80 percent and registered foreign bed nights increased 430 percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 115 percent from last year's April.
Most foreign registered bed nights were recorded for travelers from Norway (82,300 nights).
173,000 rooms (+114.5 %) were booked by leisure visitors and 166,000 rooms (+154.1 %) by business visitors.
Between January and April, 1.4 million registered bed nights (+66.8 %) were recorded for domestic visitors and 396,000 (+293.6 %) for foreigners in Västra Götaland County, in total 1.8 million (+91.0 %) 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 1.7 nights in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation decreased 12 percent compared to earlier year. In Västra Götaland County, length of stay in April was on average 1.7 nights and in Sweden 1.9 nights (-23.8 %).
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (-13.6 %) and foreigners 2.0 nights (-25.8 %).
393,000 tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 143 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 77.9 percent were domestic, and 22.1 percent were from foreign countries.
During April, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Västra Götaland County on average 1.7 nights (-0.25) and foreigners 2.0 nights (-0.49).
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 415.8 million crowns
Registered accommodation sales in April were 415.8 million crowns (+264.3 million).
Registered January-April sales were 1.1 billion crowns and they increased 632.0 million crowns from the previous year.
Average prices
|
April 2022
Amount |
Change |
jan-April 2022
Amount |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adr (Registered) | 1,200 SEK | 18.2 % | 1,100 SEK | 16.3 % |
| Revpar (Registered) | 680 SEK | 159.9 % | 460 SEK | 117.5 % |
| Bed Night (Registered) | 610 SEK | 27.6 % | 610 SEK | 23.6 % |
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
470 accommodation establishments (+14)
20,900 rooms (+240)
46,600 beds (+950)
Room utilization 55.2 % (+30)
Unsold rooms 9,400
Bed utilization 50.9 % (+27)
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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