The number of accommodated tourists was almost a tenth higher than in October last year
According to Statistics Estonia, accommodation establishments served 275,000 tourists in October 2024, which is 9% more than in the same month a year earlier. There were 15% more foreign and 4% more domestic tourists than in October 2023.
Helga Laurmaa, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of accommodated tourists was still 5% lower than in October of 2019, the pre-pandemic record year. Compared with October 2019, there were 30,000 fewer foreign tourists accommodated in Estonia, while the number of domestic tourists was higher by 16,000 in October this year. 143,000 foreign and 132,000 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in October 2024. “The number of domestic tourists, which in 2024 has been in decline for most months year on year, took an upturn in October,” noted Laurmaa.
Nearly 58,000 tourists arrived from Finland, representing 40% of all accommodated foreign tourists. Accommodation establishments served almost 22,000 tourists from Latvia (15%), 8,000 tourists from Germany (5%) and over 6,000 tourists from Lithuania (4%). Compared with October 2023, the numbers of accommodated tourists from the neighbouring countries Finland and Latvia rose by 4,400 and 2,100, respectively, and the number of German tourists grew by 1,800.
In October, the majority (76%) of accommodated foreign tourists were on holiday and 18% were on business trips. 76% of foreign tourists preferred to stay overnight in Harju county, followed by Pärnu (10%), Tartu (6%), Ida-Viru (2%) and Saare (2%) counties.
In the case of accommodated domestic tourists, 67% were on holiday and 23% were on business trips. The biggest share of domestic tourists were accommodated in Harju county (34%), followed by Pärnu (13%), Ida-Viru (11%) and Tartu (10%) counties.
Tourists spent a total of 519,000 nights in accommodation establishments: foreign tourists stayed for 295,000 nights and domestic tourists for 224,000 nights in total.
In October, 960 accommodation establishments served visitors in Estonia. There were 22,000 rooms and 50,000 bed places available for guests. The room occupancy rate was 47%. The average cost of a guest night was 46 euros per person, which is 2% more than in October 2023 and 21% more than in October 2019. The cost of an overnight stay per person was 52 euros in Tartu county, 49 euros in Saare county, 48 euros in Harju county, 43 euros in Ida-Viru county, and 41 euros in Pärnu county.
Statistics Estonia collects and analyses accommodation data for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with the aim to determine the economic situation in Estonia.
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