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Friday, 26.04.2024, 17:52
Estonia: In September, more tourists stayed in accommodation establishments than a year ago
In September, a total of 190,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, where they spent a total of 368,000 nights.
Compared to the previous year, the number of foreign tourists increased by 7% and the number of overnight stays by foreign tourists by 5%. 31% of foreign tourists came from Finland, 9% from both Germany and Russia, and 7% from Latvia. 67% of foreign tourists came to Estonia for a holiday, 26% were on a business trip and the rest had some other reason for visiting. 73% of foreign tourists stayed in Harju county and most of them preferred accommodation establishments in Tallinn. 9% of foreign tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Pärnu county and 6% in Tartu county.
The number of domestic tourists in accommodation establishments amounted to 105,000, which is 7% more than in September 2018. Domestic tourists spent 176,000 nights in accommodation establishments – an increase of 6% compared to September of the previous year. 60% of domestic tourists were on holiday and 28% on a business trip. 26% of domestic tourists stayed in Harju county, 14% in Tartu county, 13% in Pärnu county and 11% in Ida-Viru county.
In September, 1,177 accommodation establishments had 22,000 rooms and 53,000 bed places available for tourists. 46% of the rooms and 34% of the bed places were occupied. The average cost of a guest night at an accommodation establishment was 40 euros – as much as in September 2018. In Harju county, the average cost of a guest night was 47 euros, in Tartu county 39 euros, in Pärnu county 32 euros and in Ida-Viru county 31 euros.
Accommodation | Total | Northern Estonia | North-Eastern Estonia | Central Estonia | Western Estonia | Southern Estonia |
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Accommodation establishments | 1,177 | 240 | 58 | 123 | 409 | 347 |
Rooms | 22,427 | 9,409 | 1,377 | 1,732 | 5,538 | 4,371 |
Bed places | 52,844 | 20,873 | 3,217 | 4,551 | 13,312 | 10,891 |
Room occupancy rate, % | 46 | 61 | 47 | 22 | 36 | 35 |
Bed place occupancy rate, % | 34 | 48 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 24 |
Tourists accommodated | 295,464 | 165,222 | 20,069 | 14,274 | 50,101 | 45,798 |
Nights spent | 544,075 | 298,164 | 35,032 | 24,698 | 107,798 | 78,383 |
domestic tourists | 175,897 | 43,682 | 19,894 | 17,993 | 45,989 | 48,339 |
foreign tourists | 368,178 | 254,482 | 15,138 | 6,705 | 61,809 | 30,044 |
Average cost of a guest night, euros | 40 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 34 |