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Decrease in guest nights
There were close to 9 300 guest nights in the collective accommodation establishments on Svalbard in June. This is 10.7 per cent less than that in the same period last year.
Foreign guest nights decreased with 17.8 per cent, from 3 413 last June to 2 805 this June. The Norwegian guest nights dropped by 7.1 per cent.
Fewer holiday and recreational guest nights
Guest nights by holiday and recreational purposes were 17.0 per cent less than that in June 2010. Guest nights in this category amounted to 52.7 per cent of the total guest nights on Svalbard in June.
Lower capacity utilization rates
The number of beds and rooms in hotels and similar establishments on Svalbard increased by 6.9 and 5.6 per cent respectively compared with last June. Capacity utilization rates for beds and rooms, however, dropped by 7.5 and 10.0 percentage points respectively.
About the statistics’ basisThe statistics cover only guest nights of the commercial accommodation establishments in Longyearbyen, but not those in Barentsburg or other areas on Svalbard. Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR)RevPAR is an important key figure and is defined as lodging revenue (exclusive of meals) divided by number of available rooms. RevPAR expresses potential profit and is an indication of the management’s ability to convert available rooms to income. |
Tables:
- Table 1 Hotels and similar establishments, Svalbard. Number of open establishments, beds and rooms, by month. 2010-2011
- Table 2 Hotels and similar establishments, Svalbard. Guest nights, by month and nationality of the guests. 2011
- Table 3 Hotels and similar establishments, Svalbard. Guest nights, by purpose. Month 2010-2011 (Corrected 16 March 2012)
- Table 4 Hotels and similar establishments, Svalbard. Utilisation and sales by month. 2010-2011 (Corrected 16 March 2012)
The statistics is published with Accommodation.
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