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In July, 2% more tourists stayed in Estonian hotels
312,000 foreign tourists and 186,000 domestic tourists
used the services of accommodation establishments. Less foreign tourists stayed
in accommodation establishments than in July of the previous year, but there
were 8% more domestic tourists. The number of foreign tourists was mainly
affected by a 9% decrease in the number of Finnish tourists. 4% less foreign
tourists came also from Germany. At the same time, there were 13% more Russian
tourists and 7% more Latvian tourists staying at accommodation establishments.
The number of tourists from Asian countries, Sweden, Spain and the UK also
increased.
188,000 foreign tourists, i.e 60% 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 12% of all accommodated foreign tourists, followed by Tartu
city, which accounted for 7% of the accommodated foreign tourists. Saare county
accounted for 5% and Ida-Viru county for 4% of the foreign tourists who used
accommodation services. Most (80%) of the foreign tourists were on a holiday
and 13% on a business trip.
37% of the customers of accommodation establishments
were domestic tourists. 71% of them were on a holiday and 14% on a business
trip. 19% of the accommodated domestic tourists stayed in Harju county, 15% in
Pärnu county, 10% in Ida-Viru county and 9% in both Tartu county and Saare
county.
In July, 1,364 accommodation establishments offered
services for tourists. 24,000 rooms and 57,000 beds were available for
tourists. 61% of the rooms and 53% of the beds were occupied. The average cost
of a guest night was 38 euros, i.e. four euros more than in the same month of
the previous year. The average cost of a guest night was 46 euros in Harju
county, 40 euros in Pärnu county, 32 euros in Saare county, 31 euros in Tartu
county and 30 euros in Ida-Viru county.
Accommodation
by region, July 2017 |
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Accommodation |
Total |
Northern |
North-Eastern |
Central |
Western |
Southern |
Accommodation
establishments |
1,364 |
244 |
70 |
137 |
514 |
399 |
Rooms |
23,727 |
8,816 |
1,463 |
1,737 |
6,544 |
5,167 |
Beds |
56,796 |
19,498 |
3,441 |
4,399 |
16,508 |
12,950 |
Room
occupancy rate, % |
61 |
77 |
54 |
35 |
57 |
47 |
Bed
occupancy rate, % |
53 |
69 |
50 |
30 |
51 |
40 |
Tourists
accommodated |
498,181 |
233,689 |
30,241 |
25,123 |
125,868 |
83,260 |
Nights
spent |
935,068 |
417,977 |
53,852 |
40,353 |
261,247 |
161,639 |
residents
of Estonia |
334,298 |
65,163 |
31,289 |
28,783 |
107,590 |
101 473 |
foreign
visitors |
600,770 |
352,814 |
22,563 |
11,570 |
153,657 |
60,166 |
Average cost of a guest night, euros |
38 |
46 |
30 |
24 |
36 |
25 |
The statistics are based on the questionnaire
“Accommodation”, the submission deadline of which was 10 August 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.