Four-Day Weekend Lifts Guest Night Numbers In October

  • 14 Dec 2018 8:08 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Four-Day Weekend Lifts Guest Night Numbers In October
Guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary rose by 5.4% year-on-year to 2,385,000 in October as a four-day weekend boosted stays by domestic guests, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show.

Guest nights spent by domestic travellers jumped by 9.4% to 1,170,000 as Hungarians used a four-day weekend for the October 23 national holiday for recreation.

Guest nights spent by foreign visitors rose by 1.8% to 1,215,000 during the period. Revenue of commercial accommodations increased by 12.3% to 43 billion forints (EUR 133.2m).

At hotels, the average occupancy rate stood at 63.2%, up 3.0 percentage points from the same month a year earlier.

Total revenue per available room (TREVPAR) at hotels climbed 11.7% to 23,920 forints.

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