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In September, the number of tourists in Estonian hotels increased by 10%
In September, 182,500 foreign tourists stayed in
accommodation establishments, i.e. 8% more than in September 2016. 75% of
foreign tourists arrived from the EU countries, 8% from Russia and 6% from Asian
countries. Compared to September of the previous year, the number of tourists
from the EU countries increased by 7%, from Russia by 15% and from Asian
countries by 21%. 128,100 foreign tourists, i.e. 70% of the foreign tourists
who used accommodation services, stayed in the accommodation establishments of
Tallinn. The next most popular destinations were Pärnu and Tartu cities, where
respectively 8% and 7% of the accommodated foreign tourists stayed. Ida-Viru
county accounted for 4% of the foreign tourists who used accommodation
services. Most (65%) foreign tourists were on a holiday and 26% on a business
trip and the rest had some other reason for visiting Estonia.
35% of the customers of accommodation establishments
were domestic tourists. 98,900 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation
establishments, i.e. 12% more than in September 2016. 59% of domestic tourists
were on a holiday trip and 28% were on a business trip. 29% of the accommodated
domestic tourists stayed in Harju county, 13% in Tartu county, 12% in Pärnu
county and 11% in Ida-Viru county.
In September, 1,163 accommodation establishments
offered services for tourists. 21,800 rooms and 51,200 beds were available for
tourists. 45% of the rooms and 34% of the beds were occupied. The average cost
of a guest night was 41 euros, i.e. 4 euros more than in September 2016. The
average cost of a guest night was 51 euros in Harju county, 35 euros in Tartu
county and 30 euros in both Ida-Viru and Pärnu counties.
Accommodation by region, September 2017
Accommodation |
Total |
Northern
Estonia |
North-Eastern
Estonia |
Central
Estonia |
Western
Estonia |
Southern
Estonia |
Accommodation
establishments |
1,163 |
226 |
63 |
123 |
384 |
367 |
Rooms |
21,758 |
8,638 |
1,367 |
1,720 |
5,384 |
4,649 |
Beds |
51,208 |
18,743 |
3,213 |
4,501 |
13,256 |
11,495 |
Room
occupancy rate, % |
45 |
65 |
42 |
20 |
35 |
31 |
Bed
occupancy rate, % |
34 |
51 |
33 |
17 |
26 |
22 |
Tourists
accommodated |
281,389 |
160,642 |
18,070 |
12,861 |
47,679 |
42,137 |
Nights
spent |
517,513 |
286,938 |
31,412 |
22,646 |
101,712 |
74,805 |
residents
of Estonia |
166,369 |
46,875 |
17,219 |
16,477 |
41,134 |
44,664 |
foreign
visitors |
351,144 |
240,063 |
14,193 |
6,169 |
60,578 |
30,141 |
Average cost of a guest night, euros |
41 |
51 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
31 |
The statistics are based on the questionnaire
“Accommodation”, the submission deadline of which was 10 October 2017. Statistics
Estonia published the monthly summary in 18 working days. For the statistical
activity “Accommodation”, the main representative of public interest is the
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, commissioned by whom
Statistics Estonia collects and analyses the data necessary for conducting the
statistical activity.