In November the number of tourists in accommodation establishments did not change significantly

According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2008 92,000 foreign tourists and 62,000 Estonian residents stayed in accommodation establishments of Estonia. The total number of tourists did not change significantly compared to the November of the previous year.

In November 2008 compared to November of the previous year, the number of foreign tourists in accommodation establishments increased 7% and the number of domestic tourists decreased 9%.

Two thirds of accommodated foreign tourists arrived in Estonia for holidays, about a quarter were on a business trip and the rest had some other reason for visiting Estonia. The purpose of the trip for more than 5,000 foreign tourists using the services of accommodation establishments was participating in a conference, training or congress. Compared to November 2007, the share of tourists on a holiday trip increased three percentage points. The number of conference tourists staying in accommodation establishments increased significantly as compared to November of the previous years. 80% of foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments of Tallinn, 6% in Pärnu and 3% in Tartu. The largest share of conference tourists used the services of accommodation establishments of Tallinn.

45% of Estonian residents using the services of accommodation establishments were on a holiday trip and 35% on a business trip. The tourists preferred Tallinn as a destination, where 22% of domestic tourists using the services of accommodation establishments stayed. Compared to November 2007, the share of accommodation establishments of Tallinn in the accommodation of domestic tourists increased only by one percentage point. The number of domestic conference tourists using the services of accommodation establishments of Tallinn increased by one third.

In November 680 accommodation establishments offered accommodation services for tourists. 16,400 rooms and 35,000 beds were available for tourists. The room occupancy rate was 36% and it was two percentage points smaller than in November of the previous year.

The average cost of a guest night in an accommodation establishment was 496 kroons, which was by 16 kroons more expensive compared to November 2007.

Accommodation by regions, November 2008

Accommodation	Total	Northern Estonia	North-eastern Estonia	Central Estonia	Western Estonia	Southern Estonia
Accommodation establishments	680	155	50	58	196	221
Rooms	16 437	7 714	1 113	801	3 793	3 016
Beds	34 993	15 537	2 380	1 860	8 249	6 967
Room occupancy rate, %	36	42	32	19	36	25
Bed occupancy rate, %	27	33	27	15	27	18
Tourists accommodated	154 469	92 860	8 782	5 917	25 812	21 098
Nights spent	286 473	154 287	19 179	8 373	68 031	36 603
residents of Estonia	104 922	27 579	13 339	6 872	29 056	28 076
foreign visitors	181 551	126 708	5 840	1 501	38 975	8 527
Average cost of a guest night, kroons	496	586	512	439	345	398

For further information:

Helga Laurmaa
Leading Statistician
Services Statistics Service
Statistics Estonia
Tel +372 625 9261

More detailed data have been published in the Statistical Database.