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Continued decrease in guest nights
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2012-05-04T10:00:00.000Z
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Accommodation on Svalbard, March 2012

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Continued decrease in guest nights

There were almost 8 300 guest nights in the collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbard in March; a decrease of 12 per cent compared with March 2011.

Guest nights, by purpose of the stay and month. 2012

Guest nights, by nationality of the guests and month. 2012

There were 950 and 150 or 12 and 11 per cent fewer domestic and foreign guest nights respectively in March. Domestic and foreign guest nights’ share of the total was 86 and 14 per cent, which is at the same level as in last March.

Guests coming to Svalbard for courses and conferences, as well as for holiday and recreational purposes contributed 760 and 300 fewer guest nights respectively this March.

The occupancy rates for bed places and rooms were 6.4 and 9.9 percentage points lower respectively than March 2011. Lodging revenue went down from NOK 8.1 to 6.8 million, which is a decrease of 16 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. 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.

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