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Friday, 26.04.2024, 20:48
In July, tourists spent more than a million nights in accommodation establishments in Estonia
In July, 328,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments and spent there a total of 634,000 nights. The number of foreign tourists increased by 8% and their nights spent by 9%, year-on-year. 42% of the accommodated foreign tourists came from Finland, 9% from Germany, 7% from Russia and 6% from Latvia. The number of tourists from Finland, which had shown a downward trend in the previous months, increased by 3% in July. More tourists came from several European countries as well, but also from the USA and Asian countries. Of the accommodated foreign tourists, 80% came to Estonia for holiday, 15% were on a business trip and the rest had some other reason for visiting. 58% of foreign tourists chose accommodation in Tallinn, 12% in Pärnu and 8% in Tartu.
In July, 195,000 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, or 1% less than in July 2018. They spent a total of 366,000 nights in accommodation establishments, which is a 4% increase compared to the previous year. 72% of domestic tourists were on a holiday trip and 14% on a business trip. A fifth of the accommodated domestic tourists stayed in Harju county, 14% in Pärnu county and 10% in Ida-Viru, Saare and Tartu counties each.
1,403 accommodation establishments served tourists in Estonia, offering 24,000 rooms and 59,000 bed places. 62% of the rooms and 55% of the bed places were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 40 euros, which is as much as in July last year. The average cost of a guest night in Harju county was 49 euros, in Pärnu county 42 euros, in Tartu county 38 euros and in Ida-Viru county 32 euros.
Accommodation by region, July 2019 |
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Accommodation |
Total |
Northern
Estonia |
North-Eastern
Estonia |
Central
Estonia |
Western
Estonia |
Southern
Estonia |
Accommodation
establishments |
1,403 |
267 |
66 |
134 |
535 |
401 |
Rooms |
24,289 |
9,551 |
1,528 |
1,805 |
6,544 |
4,861 |
Bed
places |
58,553 |
21,377 |
3,565 |
4,735 |
16,422 |
12,454 |
Room
occupancy rate, % |
62 |
76 |
63 |
37 |
56 |
52 |
Bed
place occupancy rate, % |
55 |
68 |
56 |
32 |
53 |
44 |
Tourists
accommodated |
523,645 |
243,054 |
32,167 |
28,160 |
129,390 |
90,874 |
Nights
spent |
1,000,612 |
452,709 |
61,921 |
46,871 |
267,904 |
171,207 |
residents
of Estonia |
366,434 |
71,973 |
37,821 |
32,710 |
118,672 |
105,258 |
foreign
visitors |
634,178 |
380,736 |
24,100 |
14,161 |
149,232 |
65,949 |
Average
cost of a guest night, euros |
40 |
49 |
32 |
25 |
38 |
30 |