Total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during March advanced by 3.4 and 0.2 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month in 2014, the NSO said.

Collective Accommodation Establishments: March 2015

In March, total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments numbered 111,679, while total nights spent amounted to 570,844. Collective accommodation categories registered decreases in total nights spent, except for 4-star hotels and the ‘other’ category.

The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 288,124 nights, or 50.5 per cent of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments went down to 5.1mnights in March 2015 from 5.3 nights in the same month of 2014. The net use of bed-places stood at 52.5 per cent, up by 2.0 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year.

On a national level, there were 146 active collective accommodation establishments during March, with a net capacity of 16,224 bedrooms and 35,546 bed-places.

January-March (Q1)

Every quarter the NSO publishes a set of additional tables to enable more analysis. Total arrivals and nights spent during the first quarter this year rose by 4.5 and 4.8 per cent over the corresponding period last year, reaching 273,965 and 1.4 million respectively. Nights spent by non-residents advanced by 4.4 per cent and resident nights advanced by 9.2 per cent. The occupancy rate was estimated at 46.8 per cent, 3.8 percentage points more than last year.