7.4% increase in tourism nights at accommodation establishments
In December 2017, the number of nights spent by international tourists increased by 6.0% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists by 8.8% compared to the level a year earlier. Total gross revenues grew by 14% at current prices in accommodation establishments.
In 2017, the number of tourism nights spent in accommodation establishments grew by 6.7% and the total gross revenue of accommodation establishments increased by 16% compared to 2016.
In December 2017, compared to the same month of the previous year:
The number of international tourist arrivals grew by 6.6% and that of international tourism nights by 6.0%, reaching 945 thousand. The turnover measured in tourism nights significantly increased in each type of accommodation. In hotels accounting for 92% of tourism nights, the rate of growth was 5.5%. The number of foreign tourism nights increased in all tourism regions except Central and Western Transdanubia.
The number of domestic tourist arrivals increased by 9.1% and that of domestic tourism nights by 8.8%, exceeding 929 thousand. Turnover measured in tourism nights increased in each type of accommodation. With the exception of Southern Transdanubia, the number of tourism nights increased in each tourism region at different rates.
Room occupancy in hotels increased by 2.5 percentage points to 51.9%.
The total gross revenue of accommodation establishments increased by 14% to HUF 36 billion; within this, accommodation fee revenues increased by 13% (to HUF 20 billion), catering revenues by 9.9% (to HUF 8 billion) and other revenues by 18% (to HUF 8 billion) at current prices. The amount of accommodation fee revenues from foreign visitors increased by 12% and those from domestic visitors by 14% compared to December of the previous year.
Széchenyi Recreation Card holders spent HUF 1.1 billion, 3.6% less in accommodation establishments. Guests could pay with SZÉP card at 1,730 accommodation establishments including 796 hotels.
On 31 December 2017, compared to the same date of the previous year:
The number of accommodation establishments operating in Hungary increased by 38 to 2,491. The number of available rooms and bed-places did not change significantly.
In January–December 2017, compared to the same period of the previous year:
Accommodation establishments registered 6.7% more, i.e. a total of 29.5 million tourism nights. International guests spent 7.9% more (14.9 million) and domestic guests 5.6% more (14.6 million) tourism nights in accommodation establishments.
Room occupancy in hotels increased by 3.4 percentage points to 59.6%.
Accommodation establishments achieved gross revenues of HUF 466 billion, i.e. a total of 16% more at current prices. Within this, accommodation fee revenues grew by 17% and exceeded HUF 278 billion.
Summary data, December 2017
| Indicator | Value | Change compared to same period of previous year, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | January–December | December | January–December | |
| Tourism nights spent by international tourists, thousands | 945 | 14 891 | 6.0 | 7.9 |
| Tourism nights spent by domestic tourists, thousands | 929 | 14 600 | 8.8 | 5.6 |
| Tourism nights, total, thousands | 1 874 | 29 492 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| Revenues, total, billion HUF a) | 36 | 466 | 13.5 | 15.6 |
| In hotels: gross average room rate, HUF a) | 20 834 | 20 082 | 6.0 | 9.4 |
| REVPAR, HUF a) b) | 10 805 | 11960 | 11.3 | 16.0 |
| TREVPAR, HUF a) c) | 19 346 | 20 075 | 11.2 | 14.8 |
| Room occupancy rate, % | 51.9 | 59.6 | 2.5d) | 3.4d) |
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.