Proceeds from overnights in August total BGN 196 mln

Proceeds from overnights at hotels and other accommodation places in Bulgaria totaled BGN 196 mln in August, registering a 2.1% increase, compared to July. Overnights of foreign nationals increased by 74%. At the end of the summer, there were over 2,500 accommodation places with more than 10 beds, showed data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), made public on Wednesday.

The survey of NSI includes hotels, motels, camping sites, lodges, rest houses and guest houses, bungalows and private lodgings, where overnights in August alone totaled 4,800. The accommodation places were 2% more, compared to July.

Half of foreigners’ overnights were at 4- and 5-star hotels and the most frequent stays were for about six days, specified NSI. According to statistics, nearly half of Bulgarians stay at 1- or 2-star accommodation places.

The overall occupancy rate of beds at hotels and other accommodation places was 58.9% in August 2012, being the highest at 4- and 5-star hotels - 71.7%, followed by 3-star hotels - 62.1%, and that at 1- and 2-star accommodation places was 40.5%. The highest increase in the occupancy rate (3.7%), compared to the previous month, was registered at 4- and 5-star hotels.

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