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Increase in guest nights in January
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Accommodation on Svalbard, January 2013

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Increase in guest nights in January

In January 2013 there were 2 600 guest nights in the collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbard. This corresponds to an increase of 20 per cent compared with January 2012.

Svalbard. Number of guest nigths, by nationality of the guestsPublished 5 March 2013
January 2012January 2013Change in per cent
January 2012 - January 2013
Total2 1692 60019.9
Foreign national, total513482-6.0
Norway1 6562 11827.9

Source: Statistics Norway

The collective tourist accommodation establishments on Svalbardhad 430 more guest nights in January 2013 compared to January 2012. Norwegian guest nights went up by more than 460 or 28 per cent, while foreign guest nights decreased by 6 per cent.

Guests coming to Svalbard for courses and conferences contributed 568 or 94 per cent more guest nights this January. Guest nights for holiday and recreational purposes went up by 246 or 25 per cent. Guest nights for professional trips went down by 383 or 65 per cent in the same period.

The occupancy rates for bed places and rooms were 16.8 and 30.1 per cent respectively in January. Lodging revenue went up 14 per cent to NOK 1.5 million.

Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR)Open and readClose

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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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.