Unchanged guest nights

There were 2.04 million guest nights in registered accommodation establishments in the accommodation statistics. Guest nights in hotels remained at approximately the same level as in October 2017, while in camping sites and in holiday dwellings they fell by 2.5 and 7 per cent respectively. 

More foreign guest nights

In total, the number of Norwegian guest nights decreased by 1 per cent, while the foreign ones increased by 2 per cent. The guest nights from USA, Germany and Spain were the largest contributors to the increase, while the guest nights from the UK, Netherlands and Asia declined.

The figure below shows the total number of guest nights in Norway distributed by county.

 

Continuous increase in Svalbard

Guest nights in Svalbard increased by 11 per cent compared to the same month the year before. This is a continuous trend, where there are increasingly more guest nights in hotels in Svalbard, also outside of the traditional tourist season.

In Svalbard, it is the number of foreign guest nights that makes the strongest contribution to the increase, and especially those from Denmark and Germany.

Fewer guest nights at camping sites

• 164 000 guest nights in October 2018
• Norwegian guest nights declined 3.2 per cent
• Foreign guest nights increased 1.6 per cent

 

Fewer guest nights at holiday dwellings

• 101 000 guest nights in October 2018
• Norwegian guest nights declined 17 per cent
• Foreign guest nights increased 17 per cent