Gistiskýrslur - 01.04.1997, Síða 8

Contents
Preface................................................................................................................. 3
Regional division in this report, map of Iceland................................................................... 4
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 7
1. Ovemight stays statistics.............................................................................................. 7
2. Classification of tourist accommodation................................................................................ 7
3. Mainresults............................................................................................................ 8
Summary 1. Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses open all year 1985-1996................................ 8
Summary 2. Available accommodation in summer hotels and guesthouses 1985-1996....................................... 9
Summary 3. Overnight stays at hotels and guesthouses by month 1993-1996 ........................................... 10
Summary 4. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses in the Capital region by month 1993-1996 ............... 11
Summary 5. Room occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1985-1996....................................... 12
Summary 6. Bed occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1985-1996........................................ 13
Summary 7. Number of beds and ovemight stays in private-home accommodation by region 1996.......................... 14
Summary 8. Number of beds and ovemight stays in summer-house accommodation by region 1996.......................... 14
Summary9. Ovemight stays in youth hostels 1985-1996 ........................................................... 15
Summary 10. Percent distribution of overnight stays at sleeping-bag facilities by citizenship of guests 1986-1996 . 16
Summary 11. Ovemight stays at sleeping-bag facilities by region 1996 .............................................. 16
Summary 12. Numberof camping sites and highland lodges 1986-1996 ................................................... 17
Summary 13. Ovemight stays at camping sites in urban and rural areas 1995-1996 .................................... 18
Summary 14. Ovemight stays in highland lodges and camping sites 1995-1996......................................... 19
Summary 15. Average length of stay by type of accommodation and region 1996 ....................................... 19
Summary 16. Estimated total numberof overnight stays by type of accommodation 1986-1996 ........................... 20
Summary 17. Percent distribution of overnight stays by citizenship of guests and type of accommodation 1996........ 21
Summary 18. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by region and citizenship of guests 1996 ....................... 22
Summary 19. Percent distribution of overnight stays by type of accommodation and citizenship of guests 1996........ 23
Summary 20. Average number of overnight stays per foreign visitor 1994-1996.................................... 24
Summary 21. Number and size of summerhouses owned by trade- or company unions 1995-1996 ........................ 25
Summary 22. Number and size of summerhouses owned by companies 1995-1996........................................ 25
Figure 1. Rooms in hotels and guesthouses open all year 1985-1996 ................................................. 8
Figure 2. Rooms in summer hotels and guesthouses 1985-1996 ........................................................ 9
Figure 3. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses by month 1995-1996............................................. 10
Figure 4. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses in the Capital area 1995-1996 ................................. 12
Figure 5. Room occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses in July and December 1985-1996........................... 13
Figure 6. Ovemight stays in youth hostels 1985-1996 .............................................................. 15
Figure 7. Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag accommodation by region 1996 ............................................ 16
Figure 8. Ovemight stays at camping sites by region 1996................................................... 18
Figure 9. Percent distribution of overnight stays by type of accommodation 1996 .................................. 21
Tables commentary....................................................................................................... 26
Tables ................................................................................................................. 27
Table 1 Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses open all year 1994-1996 ...................................... 28
Table 2 Available accommodation in summerhotels and guesthouses 1994-1996.............................................. 29
Table 3 Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses 1994-1996.................................................... 30
Table 4 Overnight stays in hotels and guesthouses by region and citizenship of guests 1994-1996........................ 32
Table 5 Occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses 1994—1996 ........................................................... 45
Table 6 Arrivals in hotels and guesthouses by region and citizenship of guests 1996.................................... 53
Table 7 Average length of stay at hotels and guesthouses by citizenship and region 1995-1996........................... 58
Table 8 Overnight stays in accommodation other than hotels and guesthouses by citizenship and region 1996.............. 60
Table 9 Arrivals in accommodation other than hotels and guesthouses by citizenship and region 1996..................... 62
Table 10 Average length of stay in accommodation other than hotels and guesthouses by citizenship and region 1996....... 64
Table 11 Overnight stays in private- home and summer-house accommodation by region and citizenship of guests 1995-1996 .. 65
Table 12 Overnight stays in youth hostels by month and citizenship of guests 1994-1996 ................................. 76
Table 13 Ovemight stays in youth hostels by region and citizenship of guests 1994-1996 ................................. 78
Table 14 Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag facilities by month and citizenship of guests 1994—1996 ........................ 79
Table 15 Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag facilities by region and citizenship of guests 1994—1996 ...................... 81
Table 16 Overnight stays in camping sites by region and citizenship of guests 1995-1996................................. 82
Table 17 Overnight stays in highland lodges by month and citizenship of guests 1995-1996 ............................... 86
Table 18 Total ovemight stays by region and citizenship of guests 1994-1996 ............................................ 89
Table 19 Total number of arrivals by region and citizenship of guests 1996 ............................................. 93
Table 20 Average length of stay in all types of accommodation by citizenship and region 1996............................ 95
Table 21 Foreign passengers arriving in Iceland by month and citizenship 1994-1996....................................... 96
Table 22 Passengers from abroad 1994-1996 by citizenship................................................................ 97
Table 23 International tourist receipts and expenditures and their share in exports and GDP 1985-1996 .................. 98
Previous publications on tourist accommodation.......................................................................... 99
The series Statistics of Iceland........................................................................................ 99