Johannesburg - Total income for SA’s accommodation industry
increased by 8.8% in July this year compared with the same month last year‚
Statistics SA’s (Stats SA's) tourist accommodation survey released on Tuesday
showed.
The 8.8% translated into R2.479bn in monetary terms.
The survey is conducted monthly and covers a sample of
public and private enterprises involved in the short stay accommodation
industry‚ with the results used to compile estimates of tourism satellite
accounts as well as the gross domestic product.
Total income for the industry increased by 11.7% in the
three months ended July this year compared with the three months ended July
last year‚ figures showed.
Total income includes income from hotels‚ caravan parks and
camping sites‚ guest houses and guest farms‚ and “other” accommodation.
Stats SA said that income from accommodation rose by 13.4%
in the three months ended July this year compared with the three months ended
July last year.
The increase was mainly due to an increase of 10.3% in the
number of stay unit nights sold.
There was a 10.1% year-on-year increase in the income from
accommodation in July.
The number of stay units available increased by 1.9% in the
three months ended July this year compared with the three months ended July
last year‚ with the number increasing also by 1.9% on a year-on-year basis in
July.
Stay unit nights sold also rose on an annual basis‚ Stats SA reported.