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The number of tourists from the EU countries totalled 217 thousand (by 9% more than in the same quarter of 2013), from non-EU countries – 158.1 thousand (by 10.5% more). The number of Lithuanian's residents accommodated grew by 9.4% and totalled 262.6 thousand.

The majority of foreign tourists were from Russia – 57.6 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 60.2 thousand), Germany – 55.1 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 47.8 thousand), Belarus – 42.5 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 36 thousand), Poland – 38.2 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 45 thousand), Latvia – 27.4 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 20.9 thousand), the United  Kingdom – 13.2 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 13.3 thousand), Estonia – 13.1 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 11.2 thousand), and  Ukraine – 11.7 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 6.9 thousand). More than half of foreign tourists – 57.2% – stayed in Vilnius.

Almost a quarter of tourists (23.4%) stayed in the accommodation establishments of resort towns: Druskininkai – 65 thousand (by 1.3% less than in II quarter 2013), Palanga – 58 thousand (by 11% more), Neringa – 14.6 thousand (by 4.1% more), Birštonas – 11.4 thousand (by 20.2% more).

In January–June 2014, accommodation establishments received more than 1 million tourists, or by 11.8% more than in the same period of 2013; the number of foreigners amounted to 586.4 thousand (by 12.2% more).

Number of tourists in accommodation establishments

In II quarter 2014, compared to same quarter of 2013, Lithuanian hotels and motels accommodated by 8% more tourists; the number of foreign tourists accommodated increased by 7.4%. The number of rooms in hotels and motels totalled 13.6 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 13.1 thousand), that of beds – 27.8 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 26.8 thousand). The hotel and motel room occupancy rate stood at 51.7% (in II quarter 2013, 50.9%), the bed occupancy rate – 39.6% (in II quarter 2013, 38.6%).

In II quarter 2014, Vilnius hotels and motels accommodated 236.3 thousand tourists, which is by 9.2% more than in the same quarter of 2013; the number of foreign tourists amounted to 197.8 thousand, or by 8.9% more.

In the first half-year 2014, hotels and motels received 844.5 thousand tourists, or by 10.3% more than in the same period of 2013; the number of foreigners amounted to 518 thousand (by 10.2% more).

Fig. 3. Hotel and motel room and bed occupancy rates

Concepts

Accommodation establishment refers to a local kind-of-activity unit providing paid short-stay accommodation services and facilities to satisfy overnight accommodation and hygienic needs.

Number of tourists accommodated includes Lithuanian residents and foreign visitors with at least one overnight stay in an accommodation establishment.

More information on the issue is available in the Database of Indicators.