5.8% increase in tourism nights at accommodation establishments
Until May 2017, the number of nights spent by international tourists increased by 6.9% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists by 4.5% compared to the level a year earlier. International guest turnover grew by 7.6% and domestic guest turnover by 5.5% measured in tourism nights and adjusted for calendar effects. Gross revenues grew by 17% at current prices in accommodation establishments.
In May 2017, compared to the same month of the previous year:
The number of international tourist arrivals grew by 4.5% and that of international tourism nights by 6.9% (to 1.3 million). Six tenths of the turnover measured in tourism nights was concentrated in Budapest, where an 8.3% increase was observed. Among the tourism regions, Southern Great Plain saw the largest growth (25%).
The number of domestic tourist arrivals increased by 6.6% and that of domestic tourism nights by 4.5% approaching 1.1 million. Except for campsites, the turnover measured in tourism nights grew in each type of accommodation. The number of tourism nights stagnated or slightly increased in most of the tourism regions, accommodation establishments measured a significant increase in Budapest–Central Danube Region (+13%) and Southern Great Plain (+8.7%)
Room occupancy in hotels increased by 4.0 percentage points to 60.5%.
Revenues from accommodation establishments grew more dynamically than tourist arrivals. The total gross revenue of accommodation establishments increased by 17% to HUF 41 billion; within this, accommodation fee revenues increased by 18% (to HUF 25 billion), catering revenues by 16% (to HUF 8 billion) and other revenues by 14% (to HUF 8 billion).
Széchenyi Recreation Card holders spent 2.9% or nearly HUF 2 billion more in accommodation establishments. Guests can pay with a SZÉP card at 2,107 accommodation establishments.
On 31 May 2017, compared to the same date of the previous year:
In Hungary there were 3,016 accommodation establishments, one third of them were hotels and another one third were guesthouses. The number of available bed-places was nearly 283 thousand, which was 2.9% less than in the previous year.
In January–May 2017, compared to the same period of the previous year:
Accommodation establishments registered 10% more, i.e. a total of 9.3 million tourism nights. International guests spent 12% more (5 million) and domestic guests 8.2% more (4.3 million) tourism nights in accommodation establishments.
Room occupancy in hotels increased by 4.4 percentage points to 53.2%.
Accommodation establishments achieved gross revenues of HUF 153 billion, i.e. a total of 16% more at current prices.
Summary data, May 2017
| Indicator | Value | Change compared to same period of previous year, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | January–May | May | January–May | |
| Tourism nights spent by international tourists, thousands | 1 336 | 4 971 | 6.9 | 11.9 |
| Tourism nights spent by domestic tourists, thousands | 1 085 | 4 304 | 4.5 | 8.2 |
| Tourism nights, total, thousands | 2 420 | 9 276 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Revenues, total, billion HUF a) | 41.5 | 153.0 | 17.0 | 15.5 |
| In hotels: gross average room rate, HUF a) | 20 797 | 18 374 | 10.1 | 7.6 |
| REVPAR, HUF a) b) | 12 592 | 9 775 | 18.0 | 17.3 |
| TREVPAR, HUF a) c) | 20 792 | 16 956 | 16.8 | 15.1 |
| Room occupancy rate, % | 60.5 | 53.2 | 4.0d) | 4.4d) |
a) At current prices.
b) REVPAR: gross room revenue per available room.
c) TREVPAR: total gross revenue per available room.
d) Change in percentage points.