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Overnight stays of residents and non residents presented distinct dynamics
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Overnight stays of residents and non residents presented distinct dynamics - December 2018
14 February 2019

Summary

Hotels and similar establishments registered 1.2 million guests and 2.8 million overnight stays in December 2018, corresponding to year-on-year change rates  of +3.3% and +2.5%, respectively (+6.5% and +4.7% in November, in the same order). Overnight stays of residents decelerated to a 0.5% growth (+11.3% in November). Overnight stays of non residents had a 3.6% growth (+2.3% in November).
In December, the average stay (2.30 nights) declined by 0.8% (-1.5% as regards residents and -0.9% for non residents).
The net bed occupancy rate (32.1%) decreased by 0.5 p.p. in December (+0.4 p.p. a month earlier).
Revenue accelerated with total revenue increasing by 7.3% (+6.3% in November) and stood at EUR 171.0 million. Revenue from accommodation (EUR 114.6 million) grew by 5.9% (+6.3% in November).


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