Statistics on tourist accommodation in June and in the first half of 2016 – Overnight stays decline in first half-year and in June
Neuchâtel, 05.08.2016 - (FSO) – The hotel sector registered 16.8 million overnight stays in Switzerland during the first sixth months of 2016. This represents a decrease of 1.2% (-199,000 overnight stays) compared with the same period a year earlier. With a total of 9.1 million overnight stays, foreign demand showed a drop of 2.5% (-234,000). Domestic visitors registered 7.7 million overnight stays, i.e. an increase of 0.5% (+36,000). During the month of June 2016, 3.1 million overnight stays were generated, corresponding to a fall of 3.2% compared with June 2015. These are the provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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