In February more tourists stayed in accommodation establishments than a year ago

In February, 91,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, which was 6,000 tourists (7%) more than in same period a year ago. Most of the foreign tourists (87%) stayed in the accommodation establishments of Tallinn, Tartu and Pärnu. More foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in these cities than last year (respectively 7%, 10% and 9% more). Traditionally, more than half of the foreign tourists arrived from Finland and their number in accommodation establishments increased 19% compared to February of the previous year. 16,000 tourists from Russia stayed in accommodation establishments, which was a quarter more than in the same period last year. The number of tourists from Latvia decreased. There was also a decrease in the number of tourists from Sweden, Germany and Norway.

In February, 43% of the clients of accommodation establishments were domestic tourists. 69,000 domestic tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, which was more than 2,000 domestic tourists more than in February 2012. 28% of domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in Harju county, 15% in Pärnu county, 11% in Tartu county and 9% in Ida-Viru county. More than a half of the domestic tourists were on holiday and almost a third were on business trips.

In February, 835 accommodation establishments with 17,000 rooms and 38,000 bed-places were available for tourists. There were nearly 900 more bed-places available than in February a year ago. The room occupancy rate was 35% and the bed occupancy rate was 28%. Compared to February 2012, the room occupancy rate decreased by one percentage point. The bed occupancy rate in large accommodation establishments (with 100 or more rooms) was 41%, which is significantly greater than the Estonian average.

In February, the average cost of a guest night in an accommodation establishment was 30 euros and it was two euros more expensive than in February 2012. The average cost of a guest night in large accommodation establishments (with 100 or more rooms) was 34 euros.

Tourists accommodated in accommodation establishments, February 2013