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Decrease in guest nights
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2012-06-01T10:00:00.000Z
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Accommodation on Svalbard, April 2012

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Decrease in guest nights

There were almost 11 300 guest nights in the collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbard in April; a decrease of 5 per cent compared with April 2011.

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

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

Eight out of 10 guest nights were generated by Norwegian guests. Domestic guest nights were about 580, or 6 per cent, less than that of last April.

Guests coming to Svalbard on professional trips as well as for courses and conferences contributed 600 and 130 fewer guest nights in April respectively. Meanwhile, guest nights for holiday and recreational purposes went up by about 170, or 3 per cent, from last April.

The occupancy rates for bed places and rooms were 5.3 and 10.2 percentage points lower respectively than April 2011. Lodging revenue went down from NOK 10.3 to 9.8 million, which is a decrease of 5 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 used 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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