Gistiskýrslur - 01.06.1999, 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 1985-1998 ................................................ 8
Summary 2. Available accommodation and overnight stays in hotels by region 1997-1998................................... 9
Summary 3. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses by month 1995-1998................................................ 10
Summary 4. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses in the Capital region by month 1995-1998.................. 11
Summary 5. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses outside the Capital region by month 1995-1998 .................... 12
Summary 6. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses by region 1995-1998............................................... 13
Summary 7. Room occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1985-1998, %....................................... 14
Summary 8. Bed occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1985-1998, %........................................ 14
Summary 9. Avaliable accommodation in holiday centres, youth hostels, sleeping-bag and private-home accommodation
1996-1998.................................................................................................. 15
Summary 10. Ovemight stays in holiday centres by region 1996-1998....................................................... 15
Summary 11. Ovemight stays at sleeping-bag facilities by region 1996-1998 ...................................... 16
Summary 12. Ovemight stays at youth hostels by region 1996-1998 ........................................................ 17
Summary 13. Number of camping sites and lodges in wilderness by region 1996-1998........................................ 18
Summary 14. Ovemight stays at camping sites by region 1996-1998......................................................... 18
Summary 15. Ovemight stays in lodges and camping sites in the wilderness 1996-1998 ..................................... 19
Summary 16. Overnight stays at private-home accommodation by region 1996-1998 .......................................... 20
Summary 17. Average length of stay by type of accommodation and region 1996-1998........................................ 21
Summary 18. Estimated total number of ovemight stays by type of accommodation 1986-1998 ................................ 22
Summary 19. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by type of accommodation and citizenship of guests 1997 and 1998..... 23
Summary 20. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by region and citizenship of guests 1997 and 1998 ................... 24
Summary 21. Percent distribution ofovernight stays by citizenship of guests and type of accommodation 1997 and 1998..... 25
Summary 22. Average number of overnight stays per foreign visitor 1996-1998..................................... 26
Summary 23. Number and size of summer houses owned by trade- or company unions 1996-1998................................ 27
Summary 24. Number and size of summer houses owned by companies 1996-1998............................................... 27
Figure 1. Number of rooms in hotels and guesthouses 1985-1998.......................................................... 8
Figure 2. Percent distribution of available rooms and overnight stays at hotels by regions 1998 ....................... 9
Figure 3. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses by month 1995 and 1998............................................. 10
Figure 4. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses in the Capital region 1995 and 1998 ....................... 11
Figure 5. Overnight stays at hotels and guesthouses outside the Capital region by month 1995 and 1998................. 12
Figure 6. Ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses 1995 and 1998 ..................................................... 13
Figure 7. Room occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses by month 1997-1998, %........................................ 14
Figure 8. Ovemight stays in youth hostels by region and citizenship of guests 1998.................................... 17
Figure 9. Ovemight stays at camping sites by regions and citizenship of guests 1998................................... 19
Figure 10. Ovemight stays in private-home accommodation by region and citizenship of guests 1998...................... 19
Figure 11. Percent distribution of ovemight stays by type of accommodation 1998 ....................................... 22
Regional division in this report, map of Iceland............................................................................. 28
Table 1. Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses 1998 ........................................................... 30
Table 2. Available accommodation in hotels and guesthouses by season 1998.................................................. 31
Table 3. Ovemight stays in hotels by region and citizenship of guests 1998 ................................................ 32
Table 4. Ovemight stays in hotels and guesthouses by region and citizenship of guests 1998 ................................ 38
Table 5. Occupancy rates in hotels and guesthouses 1998.................................................................... 44
Table 6. Arrivals in hotels and guesthouses by region and citizenship of guests 1998 ...................................... 47
Table 7. Average length of stay at hotels and guesthouses by citizenship of guests and region 1998 ........................ 53
Table 8. Avaliable accommodation and number of ovemight stays in holiday centres, youth hostels, sleeping-bag and
private-home accommodation 1998 .................................................................................. 54
Table 9. Ovemight stays in other accommodation than hotels or guesthouses by citizenship of guests and region 1998......... 55
Table 10. Arrivals in other accommodation than hotels or guesthouses by citizenship of guests and region 1998 .............. 57
Table 11. Average length of stay in accommodation other than hotels and guesthouses by citizenship of guests and region 1998 59
Table 12. Overnight stays in holiday centres by region and citizenship of guests 1998 ...................................... 60
Table 13. Overnight stays in youth hostels by month and citizenship of guests 1998.......................................... 62
Table 14. Ovemight stays in youth hostels by region and citizenship of guests 1998......................................... 62
Table 15. Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag facilities by month and citizenship of guests 1998............................... 63
Table 16. Ovemight stays in sleeping-bag facilities by region and citizenship of guests 1998............................... 64
Table 17. Ovemight stays in private-home accommodation by region and citizenship of guests 1998 ........................... 65
Table 18. Ovemight stays in camping sites by region and citizenship of guests 1998 ......................................... 67
Table 19. Ovemight stays in lodges in the wildemess by month and citizenship of guests 1998 ................................ 69
Table 20. Total ovemight stays by region and citizenship of guests 1998..................................................... 70
Table 21. Total number of arrivals by region and citizenship of guests 1998................................................. 72
Table 22. Average length of stay in all types of accommodation by citizenship of guests and region 1998..................... 74
Table 23. Foreign passengers arriving in Iceland by month and citizenship 1998 ............................................. 75
Table 24. Passengers from abroad 1996-1998 by citizenship................................................................... 76
Table 25. Intemational tourist receipts and expenditures and their share in exports and GDP 1985-1998 ...................... 77
Previous publications on tourist accommodation....................................................................... 78
The series Statistics of Iceland..................................................................................... 78