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In October, more tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in Estonia than a year ago
163,000 foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, i.e. 2% fewer than in October 2017. In October of this year, 98,600 tourists, i.e. 61% of the foreign tourists arrived from Finland, Russia and Latvia. Compared to October of the previous year, the number of tourists arriving from Finland and Russia decreased by 9% and 1%, respectively, while the number of tourists from Latvia increased by 5%. There was also an increase in the number of tourists arriving from several European countries – from Germany, Lithuania, Norway and Spain. Fewer tourists came from Asian countries than in October 2017. 72% of the foreign tourists preferred to stay in the accommodation establishments of Tallinn. 8% of the foreign tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Pärnu city and 6% in Tartu city. 4% of the foreign tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Ida-Viru county. 65% of foreign tourists were on a holiday trip and 27% on a business trip.
111,000 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, i.e. 6% more than in October 2017. 58% of domestic tourists were on a holiday trip and 30% on a business trip. 28% of the accommodated domestic tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 16% in Tartu county, 13% in Pärnu county and 11% in Ida-Viru county.
In October 2018, 1,005 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists. 20,000 rooms and 47,000 bed places were available for tourists. 46% of the rooms and 35% of the bed places were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 38 euros, i.e. as expensive as in October 2017. The average cost of a guest night was 44 euros in Harju county, 31 euros in Pärnu and in Ida-Viru counties and 36 euros in Tartu county.
Accommodation | Total | Northern Estonia | North-Eastern Estonia | Central Estonia | Western Estonia | Southern Estonia |
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Accommodation establishments | 1,005 | 207 | 57 | 105 | 319 | 317 |
Rooms | 20,489 | 8,802 | 1,204 | 1,485 | 4,671 | 4,327 |
Bed places | 47,055 | 19,123 | 2,619 | 3,672 | 11,099 | 10,542 |
Room occupancy rate, % | 46 | 60 | 53 | 27 | 38 | 33 |
Bed place occupancy rate, % | 35 | 46 | 45 | 22 | 29 | 23 |
Tourists accommodated | 273,780 | 152,020 | 19,633 | 13,286 | 44,551 | 44,290 |
Nights spent | 510,537 | 273,397 | 36,635 | 25,234 | 98,496 | 76,775 |
residents of Estonia | 190,461 | 50,837 | 21,995 | 19,516 | 46,965 | 51,148 |
foreign visitors | 320,076 | 222,560 | 14,640 | 5,718 | 51,531 | 25,627 |
Average cost of a guest night, euros | 38 | 44 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 |