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More guest nights in September
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2011-10-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Accommodation on Svalbard, September 2011

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More guest nights in September

There were more than 8 000 guest nights in the collective accommodation establishments on Svalbard in September, which is 32 per cent higher than for the same period last year.

Guest nights, by purpose of the stay and month. 2011

Guest nights, by nationality of the guests and month. 2011

For information

Errors were discovered in the guest nights on Svalbard for May 2010. Total guest nights should be 6 616 in May 2010. The correct total of guest nights in 2010 on Svalbard should be 79 039. StatBank will be updated as soon as possible.

Both the Norwegian and foreign guest nights increased this September. There were almost 6 600 guest nights by Norwegian guests, which is in excess of 1 500 more than last September. Foreign guest nights increased by 400 in the same period.

Growth in guest nights by holiday and recreational purposes

Guest nights by holiday and recreational purposes increased by 57 per cent compared with September last year. Guest nights by course, conference and professional purposes had a growth of 21 per cent during the same period.

Growth in lodging turnover

Lodging turnover went up from NOK 3.8 million in September 2010 to about NOK 4.6 million this September, which corresponds to an increase of 20 per cent.

About the statistics’ basis

The statistics only cover guest nights of the commercial accommodation establishments in Longyearbyen, and 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.

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(Corrected 16 March 2012)