Statistics on tourist accommodation in June and in the first half of 2015 – Decrease in overnight stays in the first half of 2015; slight increase in June 2015
Neuchâtel, 04.08.2015 - (FSO) The hotel sector registered 17.0 million overnight stays in Switzerland during the first sixth months of 2015. This represents a decrease of 0.6% (-109,000 overnight stays) compared with the same period a year earlier. Foreign visitors registered 9.3 million overnight stays, i.e. a decline of 1.9% (-179,000 units). With a total of 7.7 million overnight stays, domestic demand posted a gain of 0.9% (+70,000 overnight stays). During the month of June 2015, 3.2 million overnight stays were generated, corresponding to a rise of 0.2% (+5800 overnight stays) compared with June 2014. These are the provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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