In August, the number of tourists in accommodation establishments increased

240,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, which was 1% more than in August 2014. Most foreign tourists arrived from Finland (39%), Germany (10%), Russia (8%), Latvia (7%) and Asian countries (4%). Compared to August of the previous year, 4% more tourists from Finland and 5% more tourists from Latvia stayed in accommodation establishments. The number of tourists arriving from Asian countries has increased in every month of 2015. However, compared to August 2014, the number of tourists arriving from Germany and Russia has decreased by 4% and 23%, respectively. 67% of the foreign tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 11% in Pärnu county, 7% in Tartu county and 5% in Saare county.

39% of the clients of accommodation establishments were domestic tourists. In August 2015, 153,000 domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, which was 9% more than in August 2014. 68% of the domestic tourists were on a holiday trip and 19% were on a business trip. 23% of the domestic tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 15% in Pärnu county and 8% in both Saare county and Ida-Viru county. Compared to August 2014, the number of domestic tourists staying in the accommodation establishments of Harju, Ida-Viru and Saare counties increased (26%, 16% and 10%, respectively), while the relevant indicator for Pärnu county decreased 1%.

In August, 1,299 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists. 23,000 rooms and 54,000 beds were available for tourists. 53% of the rooms and 43% of the beds were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 33 euros and remained at the previous year's level. The average cost of a guest night was higher than the Estonian average in Harju and Pärnu counties where it cost 40 euros and 35 euros, respectively. The average cost of a guest night was 29 euros in Saare county and 25 euros in Ida-Viru county.

Accommodation by region, August 2015

Accommodation	Total	Northern Estonia	North-Eastern Estonia	Central Estonia	Western Estonia	Southern Estonia
Accommodation establishments	1 299	214	68	121	498	398
Rooms	22 659	8 330	1 562	1 554	6 412	4 801
Beds	53 941	18 095	3 985	3 883	15 947	12 031
Room occupancy rate, %	53	73	35	37	46	38
Bed occupancy rate, %	43	61	30	32	38	31
Tourists accommodated	393 539	196 613	18 465	21 548	93 665	63 248
Nights spent	723 258	342 271	37 053	38 954	188 474	116 506
residents of Estonia	266 880	56 878	23 404	28 695	84 116	73 787
foreign visitors	456 378	285 393	13 649	10 259	104 358	42 719
Average cost of a guest night, euros	33	40	25	24	31	24

The statistics are based on the questionnaire “Accommodation”, the deadline of which was 10 September 2015. Statistics Estonia published the monthly summary in 20 working days.