12.0% increase in tourism nights at accommodation establishments
In June 2017, the number of nights spent by international tourists increased by 16% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists by 8.8% compared to the level a year earlier. International guest turnover grew by 15% and domestic guest turnover by 7.7% measured in tourism nights and adjusted for calendar effects. Gross revenues grew by 22% at current prices in accommodation establishments.
In June 2017, compared to the same month of the previous year:
The number of international tourist arrivals grew by 13% and that of international tourism nights by 16% (to 1.4 million). More than half of the turnover measured in tourism nights was concentrated in Budapest and 16% at Lake Balaton. Foreign arrivals increased in each of the tourism regions.
The number of domestic tourist arrivals increased by 12% and that of domestic tourism nights by 8.8% approaching 1.5 million. The number of tourism nights significantly increased in most of the tourism regions and by 3.9% at Lake Balaton. Of domestic tourism nights registered at accommodation establishments Lake Balaton accounted for 30% and the regions of Budapest–Central Danube and Northern Hungary for 13% each.
Room occupancy in hotels increased by 6.2 percentage points to 64%.
Revenues from accommodation establishments grew more dynamically than tourist arrivals. The total gross revenue of accommodation establishments increased by 22% to HUF 44 billion; within this, accommodation fee revenues increased by 24% (to HUF 27 billion), catering revenues by 17% (to HUF 9 billion) and other revenues by 22% (to HUF 9 billion).
Széchenyi Recreation Card holders spent 27% or HUF 1.9 billion more in accommodation establishments. Guests can pay with a SZÉP card at 2,257 accommodation establishments.
On 30 June 2017, compared to the same date of the previous year:
In Hungary, there were 3,261 accommodation establishments, 1.2% more compared to the same date of the previous year. Two-thirds of the rentable 91,000 rooms were available in hotels. The number of available bed-places was nearly 307 thousand, which was 3.3% less than in the previous year.
In January–June 2017, compared to the same period of the previous year:
In the first half of the year, accommodation establishments registered 11% more, i.e. a total of 12.2 million tourism nights. International guests spent 13% more (6.4 million) and domestic guests 8.3% more (5.8 million) tourism nights in accommodation establishments.
Room occupancy in hotels increased by 4.7 percentage points to 55.1%.
Accommodation establishments achieved gross revenues of HUF 197 billion, i.e. a total of 17% more at current prices.
Summary data, June 2017
| Indicator | Value | Change compared to same period of previous year, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | January–June | June | January–June | |
| Tourism nights spent by international tourists, thousands | 1 419 | 6 390 | 15.6 | 12.7 |
| Tourism nights spent by domestic tourists, thousands | 1 486 | 5 791 | 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Tourism nights, total, thousands | 2 905 | 12 181 | 12.0 | 10.6 |
| Revenues, total, billion HUF a) | 44.0 | 196.9 | 22.1 | 16.9 |
| In hotels: gross average room rate, HUF a) | 20 593 | 18 834 | 12.1 | 8.6 |
| REVPAR, HUF a) b) | 13 185 | 10 383 | 24.1 | 18.7 |
| TREVPAR, HUF a) c) | 21 606 | 17 786 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
| Room occupancy rate, % | 64.0 | 55.1 | 6.2d) | 4.7d) |
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.