Tourist accommodation marks decline in July

Total guests and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during July 2016 declined by 3.2% and 5.4% respectively when compared to the corresponding month in 2015.

In July, total guests in collective accommodation establishments numbered 164,004, while total nights spent amounted to 1,031,180. Collective accommodation categories registered decreases in total nights spent, with the exception of 4-star hotels.

The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 486,868 nights, or 47.2% of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments decreased to 6.3 nights in July 2016 from 6.4 nights in the same month of 2015.

The net use of bed-places stood at 81.6%, down by 1.9 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year.

On a national level, there were 176 active collective accommodation establishments during July, with a net capacity of 18,095 bedrooms and 40,746 bed-places.

Total guests during the first seven months of 2016 amounted to 905,909, an increase of 0.7% over the same period in 2015.

Total nights spent went up by 0.6%, surpassing 5.0 million. The net use of bed-places declined by 0.6 percentage points to 62.2%.