In June, the number of tourists in accommodation establishments decreased

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Posted on 10 August 2015, 11:00
According to Statistics Estonia, 323,500 tourists used the services of accommodation establishments in June 2015, which is 4% fewer than in June 2014. The number of foreign tourists decreased and the number of domestic tourists increased.

210,500 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, which is 7% fewer than in June 2014. More than half of the foreign tourists arrived from the neighbouring countries Finland, Russia and Latvia. In June, the number of tourists from Finland and Russia decreased by 5% and 31% respectively. The number of tourists from Finland decreased for the fifth consecutive month, the number of tourists from Russia decreased in all six months of 2015. The number of tourists from Latvia increased by 7%. Out of the main tourism partner countries of Estonia, there was an increase in the number of tourists arriving from the United Kingdom (3%), and a decrease in the number of tourists arriving from Germany (4%), Lithuania (3%) and Sweden (12%), compared to June of the previous year. The number of tourists arriving from Asian countries continues to increase.

35% of the clients of accommodation establishments were domestic tourists. In June 2015, 113,000 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, which was 2% more than in June of the previous year. 65% of the domestic tourists were on a holiday trip and 21% were on a business trip. 24% of the domestic tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 12% in Pärnu county and 9% in Tartu county. Compared to June 2014, more domestic tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju and Tartu counties. The number of domestic tourists in the accommodation establishments of Pärnu county decreased 10%.

In June, 1,274 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists. 21,900 rooms and 51,800 beds were available for tourists. 47% of the rooms and 39% of the beds were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 34 euros and remained at last year's level. The average cost of a guest night was higher than the Estonian average in Harju county where it cost 41 euros. The average cost of a guest night was 34 euros in Pärnu county and 30 euros in Tartu county.

Accommodation by region, June 2015
Accommodation Total Northern Estonia North-Eastern Estonia Central Estonia Western Estonia Southern Estonia
Accommodation establishments 1 274 210 68 123 478 395
Rooms 21 910 8 327 1 500 1 513 5 906 4 664
Beds 51 784 17 928 3 541 3 841 14 715 11 759
Room occupancy rate, % 47 68 33 29 38 33
Bed occupancy rate, % 39 55 28 26 22 29
Tourists accommodated 323 486 171 799 14 871 16 185 69 754 50 877
Nights spent 599 769 298 334 30 170 29 389 140 848 101 028
residents of Estonia 204 293 43 590 17 719 21 587 54 028 67 369
foreign visitors 395 476 254 744 12 451 7 802 86 820 33 659
Average cost of a guest night, euros 34 41 25 25 31 23

The statistics are based on the questionnaire “Accommodation”, the deadline of which was 10 July 2015. Statistics Estonia published the monthly summary in 19 working days.