In August, more tourists stayed in accommodation establishments
In August 2017, there were 18,000 tourists more using the services of accommodation establishments of Estonia than in the same month of the previous year. The number of foreign and domestic tourists increased by 3% and 7%, respectively, compared to August 2016. Foreign tourists accounted for 60% of the total number of tourists. In August 2017, a total of 263,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments. 78% of the foreign tourists came from EU countries, 8% from Russia and 5% from Asian countries. 165,000 foreign tourists, i.e. 63% of the foreign tourists who used accommodation services stayed in the accommodation establishments of Tallinn. The second most popular destination was Pärnu city, accounting for 10% of all accommodated foreign tourists, followed by Tartu city, which accounted for 7% of the accommodated foreign tourists. Saare county accounted for 5% and Ida-Viru county for 3% of the foreign tourists who used accommodation services. Most (77%) of the foreign tourists were on a holiday and 17% on a business trip and the rest had some other reason for visiting Estonia.
40% of the customers of accommodation establishments were domestic tourists. In August 2017, the number of domestic tourists using the services of accommodation establishments was 172,000, of which 67% were on a holiday and 18% on a business trip. 21% of the accommodated domestic tourists stayed in Harju county, 13% in Pärnu county, 10% in Tartu county and 8% in both Ida-Viru county and Saare county.
In August, 1,357 accommodation establishments offered services for tourists. 24,000 rooms and 56,000 beds were available for tourists. 55% of the rooms and 46% of the beds were occupied. The average cost of a guest night was 38 euros, i.e. the same as in August 2016. The average cost of a guest night was 46 euros in Harju county, 37 euros in Pärnu county, 32 euros in Ida-Viru county and 31 euros in both Tartu county and Saare county.
| Accommodation | Total | Northern Estonia | North-Eastern Estonia | Central Estonia | Western Estonia | Southern Estonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation establishments | 1,357 | 238 | 69 | 137 | 520 | 393 |
| Rooms | 23,678 | 8,712 | 1,444 | 1,819 | 6,572 | 5,131 |
| Beds | 56,370 | 19,124 | 3,417 | 4,627 | 16,470 | 12,732 |
| Room occupancy rate, % | 55 | 74 | 46 | 37 | 47 | 42 |
| Bed occupancy rate, % | 46 | 64 | 42 | 35 | 38 | 34 |
| Tourists accommodated | 435,240 | 208,225 | 23,029 | 28,695 | 99,021 | 76,270 |
| Nights spent | 801,927 | 379,139 | 44,481 | 49,486 | 193,346 | 135,475 |
| residents of Estonia | 301,741 | 61,492 | 26,604 | 38,633 | 90,187 | 84,825 |
| foreign visitors | 500,186 | 317,647 | 17,877 | 10,853 | 103,159 | 50,650 |
| Average cost of a guest night, euros | 38 | 46 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 26 |
The statistics are based on the questionnaire “Accommodation”, the submission deadline of which was 10 September 2017. Statistics Estonia published the monthly summary in 19 working days. For the statistical activity “Accommodation”, the main representative of public interest is the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, commissioned by whom Statistics Estonia collects and analyses the data necessary for conducting the statistical activity.