Statistical presentation

Data description

The purpose of the accommodation survey is in general to show the accommodation capacity and occupancy over time. The statistics have information on occupancy and capacity at Danish hotels, holiday resorts and hostels etc. with a minimum of 40 bed places. The most important variables are number of nights spent broken down by country of residence, geography, number of rented rooms as well as number of rooms and bed places available. The number of overnight stays at hotels, holiday resorts and hostels etc. tells something about the occupancy including how many guests who stayed overnight a number of days in a given geographical area. The statistics furthermore show where these visitors come from.

The number of nights at hotels and holiday resorts etc. are calculated every month and published in tables HOTEL1 and HOTEL2. Number of nights at hostels are published every month in the table VANDRER. The same information for hotels, holiday resorts and hostels etc. with 10-39 bed places is published on a yearly basis in the table TURIST4. The number of hotels, holiday resorts and hostels etc. illustrate the development of the capacity including how many accommodation enterprises there are and whether there is less or more compared with last month or last year. The range of hotels, holiday resorts and hostels etc., the number of rooms and bed places and the use of the capacity of rooms and bed places is published every month in the table HOTEL3 and HOTEL5.

The capacity and the use of the capacity is also published on a yearly basis in the tables HOTEL4 and HOTEL6. Not every hotel, holiday resort and hostel etc. is open the whole year. In the tables HOTEL4 and HOTEL6 you can find data regarding how many hotels, holiday resorts and hostels etc. at the maximum and minimum has been available during the year and the maximum and minimum of rooms and bed places during the year. Furthermore the use of the capacity of rooms and bed places is published in table HOTEL4 and HOTEL6.

In table HOTEL31 nformation regarding number of hotels, holiday resorts etc. rented rooms, number of nights, rooms and bed places and furthermore the use of rooms and bed places divided into groups based on the size of the accommodation enterprises (calculated in the number of bed places). The tables HOTEL7 and HOTEL8 illustrate whether the purpose of travelling is leisure or work. Information regarding all types of accommodation: hotels, holiday resorts, hostels etc., camp sites, marinas and holiday homes is to be find in the tables TURIST, TURIST1, TURIST2. Information about number of guests divided into type of accommodation, area and nationality is in the table TURIST2. In the table TURIST1 number of nights is seasonal adjusted and in TURIST number of night divided into nationality and area is illustrated.

Classification system

The tables in statbank are divided into different classifications and groupings. The standardized NUTS classification is used regarding breakdowns into geographical areas. The tables contain the groupings: period, geographical area, nationality, capacity, type of overnight stay and guests.

Sector coverage

The statistics belongs to sector code 55.10 and 55.20 in the Danish sector nomenklatur DB07 and in the international NACE, rev. 2-classification. Hotels, hostels etc. belong to sector code 55.10 and holiday resorts belong to sector code 55.20. A description of the sectors is to be found in Dansk Branchekode 2007.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Occupancy rate for rooms (net): Number of rented rooms in the reference month/(number of rooms available in the reference month * number of days open in the reference month)*100 = Net occupancy rate in per cent.

Occupancy rate for beds (net): Number of nights spent in the reference month/(number of bed places in the reference month * number of days open in the reference month)*100 = Net occupancy rate in per cent.

Hotel: Includes hotels, holiday apartments, motels, inns, beach resorts and similar businesses. Hotels etc. are defined as accommodation businesses who provide hotel services such as daily bed-making and cleaning of rooms and sanitary installments. Furthermore, there may be services such as food and beverage serving, parking, laundry facilities, spa, swimming pools. fitness, recreational facilities and conference facilities. The definition is based on NACE-code 55.1 which is the European standard code for this type of facility.

Holiday resort: Holiday resorts are defined as clusters of houses, apartments or bungalows with cooking facilities. There may be additional facilities on site such as a reception, laundromats, swimming facilities etc., but no services such as daily bed-making and cleaning are provided. Businesses that provide daily bed-making and cleaning are to defined as hotels. . The definition is based on NACE-code 55.2 which is the European standard code for this type of facility.

Hostel: All hostels with at least 40 bed places or a DanHostel-membership. Hostels are classified under NACE-code 55.2 which is the European standard code for this type of facility. Hostels are typically characterized by a limited selection of services and the possibility of staying in dorms. Recently, some hostels have expanded their supply of facilities and now resemble hotels more and more. This development has not been addressed in the current NACE-classification.

Statistical unit

The statistical units are hotels, holiday resorts, hostels and similar kind of accomodations.

Statistical population

Hotels, holiday resorts, hostels and similar in Denmark.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

These statistics cover the time period from 1992 and onwards.

Base period

Not relevant.

Unit of measure

Number of nights spent and arrivals (arrivals are also defined as guests).

Reference period

Month and year.

Frequency of dissemination

Monthly and yearly.

Legal acts and other agreements

Law on Statistics Denmark, § 8, section 1, Declaration no. 610 of May 30th 2018.

Regulation 692/2011 of 6 June 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism (https://eurlex.europa.eu/legal-content/DA/TXT/?qid=1551875717478&uri=CELEX:32011R0692).

Cost and burden

The respondent burden for the statistics "Nights spent at hotels, holiday resorts and hostels" is estimated to 280.000 DKK pr. year (calculated 2004) regarding hotels, holiday resorts, hostels etc. with a minimum of 40 bed places. The respondent burden for hotels, holiday resorts, hostels etc. with 10-39 bed places is estimated to 55.000 DKK pr. year (calculated 2004).

Comment

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