Gistiskýrslur - 01.07.1998, Qupperneq 8

Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 7
1. Ovemight stays statistics......................................................................................................... 7
2. Classification of tourist accommodation........................................................................................... 7
3. Mainresults....................................................................................................................... 8
Summary 1. Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses 1985-1997 ........................................................ 8
Summary 2. Available accommodation and ovemight stays in hotels 1997 .......................................................... 9
Summary 3. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses by month 1994-1997 ....................................................... 10
Summary 4. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses in the Capital region by month 1994-1997 ................................. 11
Summary 5. Room occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1985-1997.................................................. 12
Summary 6. Bed occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1985-1997................................................... 13
Summary 7. Number of beds and ovemight stays in private-home accommodation by region 1996-1997 ............................... 13
Summary 8. Number of beds and ovemight stays in summer-house accommodation by region 1996-1997................................ 14
Summary 9. Ovemight stays in youth hostels 1985-1997 ......................................................................... 15
Summary 10. Ovemight stays in youth hostels by region 1997 ................................................................... 16
Summary 11. Ovemight stays at sleeping-bag facilities by region 1996-1997 .i.................................................. 16
Summary 12. Number of camping sites and highland lodges 1986-1997 ............................................................ 17
Summary 13. Number of ovemight stays at camping sites by region 1995-1997 .................................................... 18
Summary 14. Ovemight stays at highland lodges and camping sites 1995-1997..................................................... 19
Summary 15. Average length of stay by type of accommodation and region 1996-1997 ............................................. 19
Summary 16. Estimated total number of ovemight stays by type of accommodation 1986-1997 ...................................... 20
Summary 17. Percent distribution of overnight stays by type of accommodation and citizenship of guests 1997................... 21
Summary 18. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by region and citizenship of guests 1997 .................................. 22
Summary 19. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by citizenship of guests and type of accommodation 1997.................... 23
Summary 20. Average number of ovemight stays per foreign visitor 1995-1997 ................................................... 24
Summary 21. Number and size of summer houses owned by trade- or company unions 1995-1997 ..................................... 25
Summary 22. Number and size of summerhouses owned by companies 1995-1997 ..................................................... 25
Figure 1. Rooms in hotels and guesthouses 1985-1997........................................................................... 8
Figure 2. Percent distribution of available accommodation and ovemight stays at hotels by regions 1997 ....................... 9
Figure 3. Overnight stays at hotels and guesthouses by month 1996-1997 ...................................................... 10
Figure 4. Overnight stays at hotels and guesthouses in the Capital area 1996-1997 ......................... 11
Figure 5. Average room occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses 1985-1990, 1991-1996 and 1997 .............................. 12
Figure 6. Ovemight stays in private-home accommodation by region 1997........................................................ 14
Figure 7. Overnight stays in youth hostels 1985-1997 ........................................................................ 15
Figure 8. Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag accommodation by region 1996-1997 .................................................. 17
Figure 9. Ovemight stays at camping sites by region 1996-1997................................................................ 18
Figure 10. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by type of accommodation 1997 .............................................. 21
Regional division in this report, map of Iceland.................................................................................... 26
Table 1. Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses 1997.................................................................... 28
Table 2. Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses 1995-1997............................................................... 29
Table 3. Ovemight stays in hotels by region and citizenship of guests 1997 ........................................................ 31
Table 4. Ovemight stays in hotels and guesthouses by region and citizenship of guests 1995-1997.................................... 36
Table 5. Occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses 1995-1997 ...................................................................... 51
Table 6. Arrivals in hotels and guesthouses by region and citizenship ofguests 1996-1997 .......................................... 59
Table 7. Average length of stay at hotels and guesthouses by citizenship and region 1995-1997...................................... 69
Table 8. Ovemight stays in accommodation other than hotels and guesthouses by citizenship of guests and region 1996-1997 .. 71
Table 9. Arrivals in accommodation other than hotels and guesthouses by citizenship of guests and region 1996-1997 ........... 75
Table 10. Average length of stay in accommodation otherthan hotels and guesthouses by citizenship of guests andregion 1996-1997 79
Table 11. Ovemight stays in private-home accommodation by region and citizenship of guests 1996-1997................................ 81
Table 12. Ovemight stays in summer-house accommodation by region and citizenship of guests 1996-1997 ................ 87
Table 13. Overnight stays in youth hostels by month and citizenship of guests 1995-1997 ............................................ 93
Tablel4. Overnight stays in youth hostels by region and citizenship of guests 1995-1997 ........................................... 95
Table 15. Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag facilities by month and citizenship of guests 1996-1997 .................................. 98
Table 16. Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag facilities by region and citizenship of guests 1996-1997 ................................. 100
Table 17. Overnight stays in camping sites by region and citizenship of guests 1995-1997........................................... 102
Table 18. Overnight stays in highland lodges by month and citizenship of guests 1995-1997 .......................................... 108
Table 19. Total overnight stays by region and citizenship of guests 1995-1997 .................................... 112
Table20. Total number of arrivals by region and citizenship of guests 1996-1997 ................................... 117
Table21. Average length of stay in all types of accommodation by citizenship of guests and region 1996-1997 ....... 121
Table22. Foreign passengers arriving in Iceland by month and citizenship 1995-1997................................. 123
Table23. Passengers from abroad 1995-1997 by citizenship............................................................................ 125
Table24. Intemational tourist receipts and expenditures and their share in exports and GDP 1985-1997 .............. 126
Previous publications on tourist accommodation...................................................................................... 127
The series Statistics of Iceland.................................................................................................... 127