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In May, 6% more tourists stayed in Estonian hotels
197,000 foreign tourists and 100,000 domestic tourists used the services of
accommodation establishments; their numbers increased 3% and 13%, respectively,
compared to May of the previous year. 59% of the foreign tourists who used
accommodation services came from the neighbouring countries – 84,000 tourists
came from Finland, 20,000 from Russia and 13,000 from Latvia. Compared to May
2016, the number of tourists from neighbouring countries increased 3%.
The number of Finnish tourists in accommodation establishments fell 4% but
the number of Russian and Latvian tourists increased 23% and 36%, respectively,
compared to the same month of the previous year. Compared to May 2016, there
was also an increase in the number of tourists arriving from Lithuania, the United
Kingdom and the United States, while fewer tourists arrived from Sweden,
Germany and Norway. 136,000 foreign tourists, or 69% of the foreign tourists
who used accommodation services stayed in the accommodation establishments of
Tallinn. The second most popular destination was Pärnu city, accounting for 9%
of all accommodated foreign tourists, followed by Tartu city, which accounted
for 7% of the accommodated foreign tourists. Ida-Viru county and Saare county
both accounted for 3% of the foreign tourists who used accommodation services.
71% of the foreign tourists were on a holiday and 22% on a business trip.
One-third of the
customers of accommodation establishments were domestic tourists. 59% of them
were on a holiday and 30% on a business trip. 29% of the domestic tourists
stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 12% in Pärnu
county, 14% in Tartu county and 9% in Ida-Viru county.
In May, 1,130 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists.
21,000 rooms and 49,000 beds were available for tourists. Compared to May of
the previous year, there were 22 additional accommodation establishments with
more than 1,000 rooms and 3,000 beds. 46% of the rooms and 36% of the beds were
occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 40 euros, i.e. two euros more
than in the same month of the previous year. The average cost of a guest night
was 49 euros in Harju county, 33 euros in Tartu county, 32 euros in Pärnu
county and 30 euros in Ida-Viru county.
Accommodation by region, May 2017
Accommodation |
Total |
Northern Estonia |
North-Eastern Estonia |
Central Estonia |
Western Estonia |
Southern Estonia |
Accommodation establishments |
1,130 |
220 |
59 |
121 |
367 |
363 |
Rooms |
21,197 |
8,559 |
1 258 |
1,714 |
5,292 |
4,374 |
Beds |
48,979 |
18,451 |
2 947 |
4,280 |
12,356 |
10 945 |
Room occupancy rate, % |
46 |
64 |
39 |
21 |
35 |
34 |
Bed occupancy rate, % |
36 |
53 |
30 |
17 |
28 |
25 |
Tourists accommodated |
297,029 |
168,917 |
15,662 |
12,524 |
52,418 |
47,508 |
Nights spent |
540,861 |
300,328 |
27,182 |
21,997 |
107,804 |
83,550 |
residents of Estonia |
166,720 |
48,884 |
14,141 |
14,520 |
41,679 |
47,496 |
foreign visitors |
374,141 |
251,444 |
13,041 |
7 477 |
66,125 |
36,054 |
Average
cost of a guest night, euros |
40 |
49 |
30 |
28 |
31 |
29 |
The statistics are based on the questionnaire “Accommodation”, the
submission deadline of which was 10 June 2017. Statistics Estonia
published the monthly summary in 17 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.