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Fewer guest nights in August
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2012-09-28T10:00:00.000Z
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Accommodation on Svalbard, August 2012

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Fewer guest nights in August

There were 11 700 guest nights in the collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbard in August; a decrease of 7 per cent compared with August 2011.

There were around 1 500 or 16 per cent less Norwegian guest nights this August than last August. Foreign guest nights had an increase of 650 or 20 per cent in the same period.

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

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

Guest nights for holiday and recreational purposes went down by about 1 400 or 19 per cent in August 2012. The number of guests coming to Svalbard for courses and conferences was about the same, while guests on professional trips increased by around 600 to 1 900. This is 43 per cent more compared with August 2011.

The occupancy rates for bed places and rooms went down by 4.0 and 5.6 percentage points respectively. Lodging revenue went up 1.3 per cent to NOK 7.7 million in August.

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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