11% more tourists stayed in accommodation establishments

397,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments in Estonia in July, which is 11% more than a year ago, according to Statistics Estonia.

Of them, 271,000 were foreigners. Foreign tourists spent a total of 576,000 nights in accommodation establishments, or 14% more than a year earlier which means that foreign tourists stayed in Estonia longer than a year earlier.

82% of foreign tourists were on holiday and 13% on a business trip.

Room occupancy rate was 62% and the bed occupancy rate 55%.

The average cost of a guest night in an accommodation establishment was 28 euros which is 2 euros more than in July 2010.

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