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Increase in guest nights on Svalbard in 2011
In 2011 there were about 85 000 guest nights in the collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbard. Norwegian guest nights accounted for 78 per cent and foreign guest nights 22 per cent.
The collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbard had 5 700 more guest nights in 2011 than in 2010. There were close to 9 000 more Norwegian guest nights, while 3 000 fewer foreign guest nights. Swedish and British guests accounted for 16 per cent each of the total foreign guest nights in 2011. German and Danish guest nights immediately followed with 13 per cent and 9 per cent of the total in the past year respectively.
Guest nights by holiday and recreational purposes went up by 6 per cent and 55 per cent of the total guest nights in 2011 was in this category.
The occupancy rates for bed places and rooms were 31 and 48 per cent respectively in 2011. Revenue went up from NOK 54 million in 2010 to NOK 57 million in 2011.
About the statistics’ basisThe statistics only cover guest nights of the commercial accommodation establishments in Longyearbyen, and not those in Barentsburg or other areas on Svalbard. The difference between “guest nights” and “guests” should be noted; each guest may have stayed for several guest nights. The figure in these statistics is guest nights. |
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,year and nationality of the guests. 2010 and 2011
- Table 3 Hotels and similar establishments, Svalbard. Guest nights, by purpose. Month 2010-2011
- Table 4 Hotels and similar establishments, Svalbard. Utilisation and sales by month. 2010-2011
The statistics is published with Accommodation.
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