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Number of guests in Lithuanian accommodation establishments increased by 4.3% in Q2
Print versionThe majority of guests were from Poland – 49.1 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 44.1 thousand), Germany – 33.8 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 35.4 thousand), Russia – 22.1 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 18.4 thousand), Latvia – 19.5 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 18.6 thousand), Belarus – 15.8 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 11.5 thousand), Finland – 11.1 thousand (in II quarter 2009 – 10.8 thousand), Estonia – 9.2 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 10.1 thousand), the United Kingdom – 8.5 thousand (in II quarter 2009, 7.8 thousand).
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Diagram 1. Number of guests in accommodation establishments. January–June 2008–2010 |
Accommodation establishments of Druskininkai muncipality had 46.7 thousand guests, which is by 16.7% more than in II quarter 2009; in Birštonas municipality there were 6.1 thousand (by 35.5% more) guests accommodated. The number of guests in accommodation establishments of Neringa and Palanga municipalities decreased: in Neringa municipality – by 3.8% (9.1 thousand guests accommodated), in Palanga muncipality – by 1.9% (40.2 thousand guests accommodated).
In I half-year 2010, against the same period of 2009, accommodation establishments had by 1.2% more guests (641.1 thousand).
In II quarter 2010, against the same period of 2009, hotels and guesthouses accommodated by 5.3% more guests; the number of foreigners increased by 4.6%. In II quarter 2010, the room occupancy rate of Vilnius hotel and guesthouse stood at 38.1% (in II quarter 2009, 37.4%).
The number of guests accommodated in hotels and guesthouses in I half-year 2010, against the same period of 2009, increased by 2.4%.
In II quarter 2010, Vilnius hotels and guesthouses accommodated 147 thousand guests, or by 0.2% more than in the same period of 2009. The number of foreigners amounted to 125.4 thousand, or by 1.1% more than in the same period of 2009. In II quarter 2010, the room occupancy rate of Vilnius hotels and guesthouses stood at 51% (in II quarter 2009, 50.4%).
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 half-year 641.1 295.6 345.5 1.2 0.0 2.3 I Q 232.3 125.2 107.1 -3.8 -4.2 -3.3 II Q 408.7 170.4 238.4 4.3 3.4 5.0 April 93.0 42.8 50.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.0 May 138.5 55.2 83.3 6.4 3.7 8.3 June 177.2 72.4 104.8 5.7 6.0 5.4 of which: Hotels and guesthouses I half-year 502.0 195.2 306.8 2.4 3.4 1.9 I Q 183.5 90.0 93.5 -2.2 -0.4 -3.9 II Q 318.5 105.2 213.3 5.3 6.8 4.6 April 73.9 29.1 44.8 -0.7 -0.2 -1.0 May 111.7 36.9 74.8 9.5 9.3 9.6 June 132.9 39.2 93.7 5.5 10.2 3.6 Rest establishments I half-year 24.7 23.6 1.1 -4.8 -4.2 -15.2 I Q 4.9 4.8 0.1 -19.7 -19.3 -50.0 II Q 19.8 18.7 1.1 -0.2 0.6 -13.0 April 2.4 2.4 0.0 -9.4 -7.7 -58.2 May 5.0 4.6 0.4 -19.0 -16.0 -45.3 June 12.4 11.7 0.7 12.5 11.3 37.4 Health establishments I half-year 46.2 36.0 10.3 2.7 -0.1 13.9 I Q 21.6 17.2 4.4 -3.8 -6.0 6.1 II Q 24.6 18.8 5.8 9.1 5.9 20.5 April 7.2 5.7 1.5 -1.7 -3.3 5.2 May 8.4 6.2 2.2 8.0 4.9 18.0 June 9.1 6.9 2.1 20.5 16.1 37.4
Table 2. Distribution of hotels and guesthouses by stars
As of 30 June 2010
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Unclassified |
Total |
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Establishments |
9 |
73 |
146 |
52 |
12 |
43 |
335 |
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Number of rooms |
711 |
3797 |
4409 |
1860 |
289 |
587 |
11653 |
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Number of beds |
1376 |
7128 |
8897 |
3792 |
720 |
1312 |
23225 |
Concepts
Accommodation establishment – any quarters (whether for collective or private accommodation) where guests (tourists) are accommodated (with an overnight stay) for a short period of time on a permanent or temporary basis.
Guest – a person who arrives at (leaves) a collective accommodation establishment and checks in (out).
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