Accommodation prices are at 2003's level
10.07.2009, 12:06 In May 189,000 tourists stayed in
accommodation establishments of Estonia, which was 16% less than in the same
month of previous year. The average cost of a guest night has fallen down to the
level of 2003, Estonian Statistics announced.
In recent years, the number of domestic tourists grew rapidly in May, i.e.
the first month of tourism season, compared to the same month of previous year.
This year 58,000 domestic tourists used the services of accommodation
establishments which was a fifth less than in May of previous year. 2% more
domestic tourists than in the same period of previous year stayed in
accommodation establishments of Ida-Viru county, in other counties of Estonia
the number of domestic tourists decreased.
In May 132,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation
establishments which was 13% less than in the same month of previous year. The
number of foreign tourists decreased from all main tourism partner countries,
except Russia. The number of Finnish tourists who used the services of
accommodation establishments decreased by about 6,000 tourists, and more than
3,000 fewer tourists arrived from both Latvia and Germany. Compared to the same
period a year ago, 14% fewer foreign tourists visited the accommodation
establishments of Tallinn where 70% of the foreign tourists using the services
of accommodation establishments stayed. At the same time, more foreign tourists
stayed in the accommodation establishments of Lääne-Viru, Lääne, Viljandi, Pärnu
and Ida-Viru counties compared to May of the previous year.
In May 839 accommodation establishments with 18,000 rooms and 39,400 beds
were available for tourists. The room occupancy rate was 37%. The room occupancy
rate stayed nine percentage points lower than in May 2008. The room occupancy
rate was higher than the average in the accommodation establishments of Harju,
Pärnu, Tartu and Lääne counties.
In May the average cost of a guest night in an accommodation establishment
was 482 kroons, which was 13% cheaper compared to May of the previous year and
five kroons cheaper than in May 2003.