Tourism accommodation statistics during the winter season and April 2016 – Foreign overnight stays decline whereas domestic demand increases over the winter season
Neuchâtel, 07.06.2016 - (FSO) - The hotel sector registered 15.4 million overnight stays in Switzerland during the winter season (November 2015 to April 2016). This represents a decrease of 1.8% (-277,000 overnight stays) compared with the same period a year earlier. With a total of 8.0 million overnight stays, foreign demand showed a drop of 3.8% (-313,000). Domestic visitors registered 7.4 million overnight stays, i.e. an increase of 0.5% (+36,000). During the month of April 2016, 2.3 million overnight stays were generated, corresponding to a fall of 2.9% (-69,000) compared with April 2015. These are the provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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