In December 2019, the tourism accommodation sector registered 1.6 million guests and 3.5 million overnight stays, corresponding to year-on-year rates of change of +10.2% and +8.2%, respectively (+12.6% and +7.4% in November 2019, in the same order). Overnight stays of residents grew by 4.6% (+14.7% in November) and those of non-residents increased by 10.4% (+4.3% in the preceding month).
In December 2019, the average stay (2.23 nights) decreased by 1.8% (-0.4% in the case of residents and -4.5% for non-residents). The net bed occupancy rate (31.2%) increased by 0.9 p.p. (+0.2 p.p. in November).
Total revenue increased by 9.6% (+10.3% in November) attaining EUR 205.8 million. Revenue from accommodation stood at EUR 141.1 million, growing by 9.9% (+9.5% in the preceding month).
The average revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased by 5.0% to EUR 27.9 (+3.0% in the preceding month). The average daily rate (ADR) reached EUR 73.3, increasing by 1.6% (+0.9% in the preceding month).
When considering the whole year 2019 (preliminary data), the tourism accommodation establishments registered 27.0 million guests and 69.9 million overnight stays, corresponding to year-on-year growth rates of 7.3% and 4.1% respectively (+5.3% and +3.2% in 2018). The internal market contributed with 21.1 million overnight stays (+6.2%; +6.9% in 2018) and the external markets were responsible for 48.8 million overnight stays (+3.3%; +1.8% in 2018). The total revenue increased by 7.3% and revenue from accommodation grew by 7.1% (+8.3% and +9.3% in 2018). The average revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased by 2.0% and stood at EUR 49.4 (+3.8% in 2018). The average daily rate (ADR) reached EUR 88.7, which stood for an increase of 1.9% (+0.8% in 2018).
The United Kingdom remained the main inbound market in 2019, representing 19.2% of total overnight stays from non-residents. This year, British guests increased by 5.9% (-2.7% in 2018) and overnight stays grew by 1.5% (-5.4% in 2018).