In June the number of tourists in accommodation establishments increased

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Posted on 10 August 2016, 11:00
According to Statistics Estonia, 346,000 domestic and foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in June 2016, which was 7% more than in June 2015. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists increased.

223,500 foreign tourists and 122,100 domestic tourists used the services of accommodation establishments. Compared to June of the previous year, the number of foreign tourists increased by 6% and the number of domestic tourists – by 8%. 43% of the foreign tourists arrived from Finland, 10% from Germany, 7% from Russia and 6% from Latvia. Compared to June 2015, the number of tourists having arrived from Finland and Latvia increased by 1% and 17% (respectively), while the number of tourists from Russia declined by 2%. There was also an increase in the number of tourists arriving from several other European countries – Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, France, etc. Among tourists using the services of accommodation establishments, the number of tourists arriving from Asian countries continued to increase. One-third of the foreign tourists having used accommodation services stayed in accommodation establishments located outside of Tallinn, 35% of them stayed in the accommodation establishments of Pärnu county, 17% in Tartu county and 12% in Saare county.

35% of the clients of accommodation establishments were domestic tourists, of whom 66% were on a holiday trip and 21% on a business trip. 22% of the domestic tourists having used accommodation services stayed in the accommodation establishments of Harju county, 15% in Pärnu county, 11% in Ida-Viru county and 8% in Saare county.

In June, 1,291 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists. 22,000 rooms and 53,000 beds (1,300 beds more than in June 2015) were available for tourists. 50% of the rooms and 41% of the beds were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 35 euros or one euro more than in June a year earlier. The average cost of a guest night was 43 euros in Harju county, 33 euros in Pärnu county, 32 euros in Tartu county, and 28 euros in Saare county.

Accommodation by region, June 2016
Accommodation Total Northern Estonia North-Eastern Estonia Central Estonia Western Estonia Southern Estonia
Accommodation establishments 1,291 228 76 132 483 372
Rooms 22,297 8,427 1,506 1,669 6,239 4,456
Beds 53,063 18,319 3,554 4,300 15,692 11,198
Room occupancy rate, % 50 70 43 31 39 36
Bed occupancy rate, % 41 59 39 26 33 28
Tourists accommodated 345,630 181,853 20,716 17,790 76,622 48,649
Nights spent 653,758 326,487 41,900 33,068 157,530 94,773
residents of Estonia 230,442 48,528 26,882 24,140 67,132 63,760
foreign visitors 423,316 277,959 15,018 8,928 90,398 31,013
Average cost of a guest night, euros 35 43 25 24 31 25

The statistics are based on the questionnaire “Accommodation”, the deadline of which was 10 July 2016. Statistics Estonia published the monthly summary in 22 working days.