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Revenue from the tourist accommodation sector more than doubled compared to 2021 and exceeded 2019 levels
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Revenue from the tourist accommodation sector more than doubled compared to 2021 and exceeded 2019 levels - December 2022
14 February 2023

Summary

In December 2022, the tourist accommodation sector accounted for 1.6 million guests (+44.2%) and 3.7 million overnight stays (+44.6%), corresponding to EUR 252,2 million in total revenue (+65.4%) and EUR 176.8 million in revenue from accommodation (+64.2%). When compared to the same month in 2019, there were increases of 22.9% in total revenue and 25.5% in revenue from accommodation (+25.5% and +28.8% in November, respectively).

The net bed occupancy rate in tourism accommodation establishments (31.1%) was slightly above to the one observed in December 2019 (31.0%), while the net bedroom occupancy rate (37.8%) stood slightly below (38.2% in 2019).

In December, the revenue per available room (RevPAR) stood at EUR 33.1 and the average daily rate (ADR) amounted to EUR 87.4 (+53.6% and +17.2% when compared to December 2021, respectively). Vis-à-vis December 2019, the RevPAR increased by 18.9% and the ADR grew by 20.0%.

For the year 2022 as a whole (preliminary data), the revenue from the tourist accommodation sector grew by 114.7%, in total, and 117.0% in the revenue from accommodation (+16.5% and +17.7%, compared to the same period in 2019, respectively), resulting from 26.5 million guests (+83.3%) and 69.5 million overnight stays (+86.3%).

In 2022, considering all means of accommodation (tourist accommodation establishments, camping and holiday camps, and youth hostels), there were 28.9 million guests and 77.0 million overnight stays, corresponding to increases of 80.7% and 80.8%, respectively. When compared with 2019, overnight stays decreased by 1.0% (+5.4% concerning residents and -4.3% regarding non-residents).


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