Total arrivals and nights spent in hotels during November 2015 increased by 3.3 and 5.3 per cent respectively compared to the corresponding month in 2014, official figures issued today show. 

In November, total arrivals numbered 103,251, while total nights spent amounted to 567,873.

All hotel categories registered increases in total nights spent. The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 304,367 nights, or 53.6 per cent of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments stood at 5.5 nights during the month under review, compared to 5.4 nights in November 2014.

The net use of bed-places stood at 49.4 per cent, down by 1.8 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

On a national level, there were 157 active collective accommodation establishments during November, with a net capacity of 17,598 bedrooms and 38,718 bed-places.

January-November

Total arrivals during the first 11 months of 2015 amounted to almost 1.5 million, an increase of 2.1 per cent over the same period in 2014. Total nights spent went up by 1.8 per cent, reaching almost 8.5 million.

The net use of bed-places advanced by 1.3 percentage points to 65.7 per cent.