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Number of guests in Lithuanian accommodation establishments fell by 3.8% in Q1

Dalia Ambrozaitienė, Statistics Lithuania, 25.05.2010.Print version
According to provisional data of Statistics Lithuania, in I quarter 2010, accommodation establishments had by 3.8% less guests than in the same period of 2009. The number of guests from EU countries decreased by 8.5%, Lithuanian residents – 4.2%; the number of quests from non-EU countries increased by 4.8%.

The majority of guests were from Russia – 19 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 18 thousand), Poland – 14.7 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 15.5 thousand), Belarus – 14.4 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 11.6 thousand), Latvia – 9.5 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 10.5 thousand), Germany – 6.9 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 8.7 thousand), Estonia – 4.9 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 4.7 thousand), the United Kingdom – 4.3 thousand (in I quarter 2009, 4.4 thousand). 

 

Against I quarter 2009, the number of quests in the accommodation establishments of Druskininkai municipality increased by 23.1, Birštonas municipality – by 25.8%. The number of guests in the accommodation establishments of Neringa and Palanga municipalities decreased, respectively, by 20.6 and 19.3%. In I quarter 2010, the accommodation establishments of Druskininkai municipality accommodated 47.4 thous., Palanga municipality – 15.3, Birštonas municipality – 6, Neringa municipality – 1.1 thous. guests. 

 

 

 

In I quarter 2010, against the same period of 2009, hotels and guesthouses accommodated by 2.2% less guests; the number of foreigners decreased by 3.9%. In I quarter 2010, the hotel and guesthouse room occupancy rate was 25.8% (in I quarter 2009, 26.4%). 

 

In I quarter 2010, Vilnius hotels and guesthouses accommodated 77.4 thousand guests, or by 6.1% less than in the same period of 2009. The number of foreigners amounted to 57.8 thousand, or by 7% less than in the same period of 2009. In I quarter 2010, the occupancy rate of Vilnius hotel and guesthouse rooms was 32.6% (in I quarter 2009, 33.2%). 

 

 


Table 1. Number of guests in accommodation establishments

 

Number of guests, 2010, thousand

Compared to the previous year, growth, drop (-),%

total

residents

foreigners

total

residents

foreigners

All accommodation establishments

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Q

232.3

125.2

107.1

-3.8

-4.2

-3.3

January

70.6

36.8

33.8

-13.5

-14.9

-11.8

February

73.7

42.3

31.4

-4.5

-4.3

-4.8

March

88.0

46.1

41.9

6.4

6.6

6.3

of which:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels and guesthouses

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Q

183.5

90.0

93.5

-2.2

-0.4

-3.9

January

55.9

26.4

29.5

-12.7

-13.4

-12.2

February

58.2

30.7

27.5

-1.9

1.3

-5.3

March

69.4

32.9

36.5

8.0

11.2

5.3

IV Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rest establishments

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Q

4.9

4.8

0.1

-19.7

-19.3

-50.0

January

1.6

1.6

0.0

-27.0

-26.6

-71.4

February

1.7

1.7

0.0

-8.8

-8.6

-25.0

March

1.6

1.5

0.1

-22.3

-21.8

-54.5

Health establishments

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Q

21.6

17.2

4.4

-3.8

-6.0

6.1

January

6.8

4.9

1.9

-1.3

-3.9

6.1

February

7.1

6.0

1.1

-9.8

-11.3

-0.6

March

7.8

6.3

1.5

0.2

-2.2

11.7


Table 2. Distribution of hotels and guesthouses by stars

As of March 31

 

* * * * *

* * * *

* * *

* *

*

Unclassified

Total

Establishments

9

73

146

54

12

42

336

Number of rooms

724

3774

4392

1961

289

561

11701

Number of beds

1402

7078

8878

4038

708

1230

23334

 

Diagram 1. Number of guests in accommodation establishments, January–March 2008–2010

 

 







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