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  • Poland: 96.5% less tourists in April 2020

    Poland: 96.5% less tourists in April 2020

    In April this year, 86.4 thousand tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments and 326.2 thousand overnight stays were provided for them, Statistics Poland show.

    This was lower by 96.5% and 94.5%, respectively, as compared to April 2019. A decrease in the number of tourists was also recorded in May.

    Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the number of persons accommodated was lower by about 88.1%, according to estimates.

    In the total number of tourists accommodated, domestic tourists (74.6 thousand) accounted for 86.3%, which was lower by 96.1% than in the same month last year. The number of foreign tourists (11.8 thousand) in accommodation establishments in April this year decreased by 97.9%.

    The largest decrease was observed in establishments of Małopolskie Voivodship (by 99.1%), wheres the smallest one in establishments located in Podlaskie Voivodship (93.5%) and Opolskie Voivodship (93.6%).

    Most persons were accommodated in Dolnośląskie Voivodship (13.7 thousand) and Mazowieckie Voivodship (12.1 thousand). In comparison with April 2019, there were significantly fewer of them – by 95.2% and 97.1% respectively.

    The lowest number of tourists were accommodated in establishments located in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship (1.7 thousand) and Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship (1.9 thousand), and the decrease in their number compared to the same month last year was 96.2% and 97.6% respectively.

  • Expenditures of Polish residents related to trips at PLN 79.5 billion in 2019

    Expenditures of Polish residents related to trips at PLN 79.5 billion in 2019

    The number of Polish residents aged 15 years or over who participated in 2019 in at least one private tourist trip amounted to 20.8 million (3.6% more than in 2018), which made 64.1% of Polish residents in this age group.

    In 2019, the number of tourist trips made by members of household amounted to 41.4 million (3.2% more than in 2018), which means that one household participated on average in 3 trips.

    On average, 2 persons participated in one trip.

    The majority of trips (96.1%) was made for private purposes.

    During the year Polish residents made a total of 75.1 million trips (one person could have made several trips) – 4.2% more than in 2018.

    Domestic trips predominated definitely – there were 59.8 million of such trips, which included short trips (2–4 days) – 34.5 million and trips of 5 days or longer – 25.3 million.

    The number of outbound trips of Polish residents amounted to 15.3 million and most of these trips (12.4 million) were trips of 5 days or longer.

    Over 50m domestic trips

    The number of domestic trips amounted to 50.0 million and outbound trips – 13.5 million.

    Among domestic trips, 60.0% were short-term trips, while long-term trips accounted for 80.2% of outbound trips.

    Expenditures of Polish residents related to trips at PLN 79.5 billion

    In 2019, expenditures of Polish residents related to trips amounted to PLN 79.5 billion (9.7% more than in 2018), of which PLN 30.9 billion (11.5% more than in 2018) were spent on domestic trips with overnith stays, PLN 34.3 billion (9.2% more than in 2018) on outbound trips with overnight stays, and PLN 14.4 billion on outbound same-day visits (7.0% more than in 2018).

    The average expenditure per person on a domestic trip of 2–4 days amounted to PLN 352, on a trip of 5 days or longer – PLN 1012, and on an outbound trip PLN 1708 and PLN 2737 respectively.

    On average, one person spent PLN 388 for one outbound trip without an overnight stay.

  • Bulgarians made 83.3% of total travels only within the country in Q1 2020

    Bulgarians made 83.3% of total travels only within the country in Q1 2020

    In the first quarter of 2020, 490.7 thousand Bulgarian residents made tourist trips. The majority (83.3%) of them travelled only within the country, 14.2% only abroad and 2.5% both in the country and abroad.

    Compared to the same quarter of 2019 the total number of the travelled persons aged 15 and over decreased by 47.2%.

    In all age groups predominated the share of the trips in the country, as the highest was the share among persons aged 25 – 44 years – 87.8% from the travelled in this age group.

    About the trips abroad the share of residents aged 15 – 24 years was the highest – 30.5% of travelled in the respective group.

    The majority of tourist trips of persons aged 15 and over in the country were to ”visit relatives” (48.3%), while those made abroad were for ”holiday and recreation” (43.4%).

    In the structure of the expenditure the highest relative share was the expenditure on food in domestic trips – 37.4%, while in outbound trips was on transport – 35.2%.

    A person spent on the average for private trip 151,75 BGN in the country and 674,37 BGN for private trip abroad.

  • Sunny Beach is the cheapest holiday destination in the world

    Sunny Beach is the cheapest holiday destination in the world

    Sunny Beach, Bulgaria is cheapest of 42 destinations surveyed by Post Office Travel Money research for the third consecutive year, with Marmaris, Turkey in the runner-up spot.

    The barometer monitors the price of eight tourist items – comprising dinner for two with a bottle of wine, a range of soft and alcoholic drinks, suncream and insect repellent.

    In Sunny Beach this items cost only £30,68.

    Prague, at a cost of £63,02, Corfu (£75,91), Budapest (£78,49), Porec, Croatia (£79,43) or Sorrento, Italy (£108,39) are other CEE destinations in Europe’s Top 12.

    The research has found that prices have fallen in over three-quarters of the destinations surveyed. Price are down in 33 of the 42 destinations surveyed, with the biggest fall of 44% in Antigua. They have also fallen by 21% in Corfu, Greece.

  • Overnight stays in Vienna fell by 97.5% in May to only 39.000 people

    Overnight stays in Vienna fell by 97.5% in May to only 39.000 people

    Overnight stays in Vienna fell by 97.5% to 39,000, while arrivals fell by 98.1% to 14,000 in May 2020.

    From January to May, 2.603.000 overnight stays were counted, a decrease of 59.3%.

    In Austria, the ban on tourist accommodation was in force until 28 May.

    Vienna’s accommodation establishments had 39.000 overnight stays in May, 97.5% less than in the same month of the previous year, about half of which came from Austria.

    The average occupancy of hotel beds fell to 4.5% (05/2019: 65.2%), those of the rooms to around 6% (05/2019: around 84%).

    A total of around 25.000 hotel beds were available in Vienna in May 2020, around 62% less than in the same month of the previous year.

    The net overnight turnover of Vienna’s accommodation establishments fell by 94.9% to EUR 4,869,000 in April – data for May are not yet available.

    From January to April, the companies generated EUR 128,523,000, down 51.2% compared to the corresponding period in 2019.

  • Greece: Travel receipts down by 98.7% in April 2020

    Greece: Travel receipts down by 98.7% in April 2020

    Based on data gathered by The Bank of Greece, the balance of travel services in April 2020 showed an estimated surplus of €5 million, compared with a surplus of €211 million in April 2019, due to the travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Travel receipts in April 2020 fell by 98.7% to €7 million, from €544 million in April 2019, while travel payments also decreased by 99.2% (April 2020: €3 million, April 2019: €332 million).

    The fall in travel receipts resulted from a 96.2% decline in inbound traveller flows and a 62.2% decrease in average expenditure per trip. Net receipts from travel services offset 0.4% of the goods deficit and accounted for 1.2% of total net receipts from services.

    In January-April 2020, the balance of travel services showed a surplus of €190 million, down from a surplus of €376 million in the same period of 2019.

    Travel receipts fell by €664 million or 51.4% to €626 million, while travel payments also decreased, by €478 million or 52.3% to €436 million.

    The drop in travel receipts stemmed from a 21.5% fall in average expenditure per trip and a 36.1% decrease in inbound traveller flows.

    Net receipts from travel services offset 2.8% of the goods deficit and accounted for 12.5% of total net receipts from services.

    Only 38.000 inbound visitors in April

    The number of inbound visitors in April 2020 fell by 96.2% year-on-year to 38 thousand.

    Visitor flows through airports were almost zero, whereas visitor flows through road border-crossing points declined by 88.3%.

    This overall decrease was due to lower visitor flows from both within the EU27 (down 96.1%) and outside the EU27 (down 96.3%).

    Among major countries of origin, there were only some modest visitor flows from Germany, and those were down 99.2% year-on-year.

    How many inbound visitors from each country were registered from January to April 2020

    In January-April 2020, the number of visitors from Germany fell by 53.0% to 134 thousand, while visitors from France decreased by 71.9% to 34 thousand.

    Turning to non-EU27 countries, the number of visitors from the United Kingdom fell by 43.6% to 117 thousand, while visitors from the United States dropped by 44.5% to 86 thousand and visitors from Russia decreased by 48.1% to 22 thousand.

  • Bulgaria: 94.9% less nights spent in all accommodation establishments

    Bulgaria: 94.9% less nights spent in all accommodation establishments

    In April 2020 only 506 accommodation establishments – hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed-places were open in the country.

    The total number of the rooms in them was 15.0 thousand and the bed-places were 28.6 thousand.

    In comparison with April 2019, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) decreased by 75.3% and the bed-places in them – by 81.9%.

    The total number of the nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in April 2020 was 49.5 thousand, or by 94.9% less in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

    The total revenues from nights spent in April 2020 reached 2.3 million BGN or by 95.5% less compared to April 2019.

  • The number of nights spent by international tourists fell by 99% in Hungary

    The number of nights spent by international tourists fell by 99% in Hungary

    As a result of the coronavirus epidemic, in April 2020 the number of nights spent by international tourists fell by 99% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists by 95% compared to the same period of the previous year in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes and community hostels).

    Total gross sales revenues declined by 97% at current prices in commercial accommodation establishments, latest data gathered by Hungarian Central Statistical Office shows.

    In April 2020, compared to the same month of the previous year both the number of foreign guests and tourism nights fell by 99%, with 3 thousand guests spending 17 thousand tourism nights in accommodation establishments.

    Guest turnover was negligible for all accommodation types and regions, with the number of tourism nights not reaching 1% of the April value of the previous year in Budapest and the Balaton region.

    18 thousand domestic guests (96% decrease) spent 52 thousand tourism nights (95% decrease), with boarding houses accounting for nearly half of all tourism nights, showing a below average 81% decline.

  • 88.9% less arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in April

    88.9% less arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in April

    In April 2020, the collapse of the trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad and the visits of foreigners to Bulgaria continued due to the suspension of international flights and the closure of the land borders because of the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

    In April 2020, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 75.3 thousand, or by 87.9% under the registered in April 2019. In comparison with March 2020 the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad declined by 67.4%.

    In April 2020, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 81.2 thousand or by 88.9% less in comparison with April 2019. Compared to March 2020, the drop was by 74.1%.

    A collapse in the trips with all observed purposes was registered: ‘holiday and recreation’ – by 99.8%, ‘professional’ – by 84.5% and ‘others’ (including as guest and passing transit) – by 80.6%.

    Transit passes through the country were 62.9% (51.1 thousand) of all visits of foreigners to Bulgaria.

    The share of visits of ЕU citizens was 34.5% of the total number of foreigners’ visits to Bulgaria in April 2020 or by 93.1% less in comparison with the same month of the previous year. A drop in the visits of citizens from all observed countries was registered.

    The visits of foreigners in the group ‘Other European countries’ decreased by 81.5%.

  • Austria: Number of overnight stays in April dropped by 96.5%

    Austria: Number of overnight stays in April dropped by 96.5%

    According to preliminary data by Statistics Austria, the number of overnight stays in April 2020 dropped by 96.5% or 7.92 million compared to April 2019 to 287 000.

    Due to the shutdown of accommodation establishments and border closings since mid of March 2020 almost no overnight stays were registered in the last one and a half months of the 2019/20 winter season.

    The number of overnight stays for the entire winter season 2019/2020 (November to April) fell by 18.1% to 59.72 million and corresponds to the overnight stay volume of the 2006/07 winter season with 59.38 million overnight stays.

    The number of nights spent in the current calendar year 2020 (January to April) decreased by 24.9% to 42.30 million, the number of arrivals by 31.9% to 9.97 million.

  • 62.9% of travel managers intend to reduce the price of package services

    62.9% of travel managers intend to reduce the price of package services

    In May 2020, the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria has continued the monthly inquiry survey of the managers of accommodation establishments to gather accurate and timely information on the state and development of their businesses during the state of emergency and the ensuing epidemiological situation in the country.

    In the current situation in April, 49.1% of the respondents consider offering their clients an alternative period to use the reservations. At the same time, 62.9% of them intend to reduce the price of package services and 46.7% – the price of night spent.

    As regards to the employees, 37.2% of managers have taken ‘unpaid leave’ as a measure, followed by ‘release/ reduction’- 36.8%, and ‘paid leave’ – 31.7%. 19.8% of the managers have benefited from the ‘60/40’ measure as 10.8% of them have applied ‘remote form of work’ or ‘reduction the salaries of staff’.

    In April, most of the managers (82.3%) report a decrease of revenues from the activity compared to the previous month, and 16.5% of them indicate that there is no change.

    In short term (in the next one month), 40.8% of the managers predict that they will be able to serve ‘up to 50%’ of the expenditures of own account activity, 16.0% of them – ‘up to 100%’, and 42.0% of the respondents indicate that they will not be able to handle by themselves.

  • Overnight stays in Vienna decreased by 98.2% in April

    Overnight stays in Vienna decreased by 98.2% in April

    Overnight stays in Vienna have shrunk by 98.2% to only 29.000 last month. From January to April, 2.564.000 overnight stays were counted, which means a drop of 46.8%.     

    Since April 4, accommodation businesses have no longer been able to accept leisure guests and the lockdown in mid-March has largely brought business trips to a standstill. 

    Vienna’s accommodation providers registered 29.000 overnight stays in April, 98.2% less than in the same month of the previous year, almost half of which came from Austria. 

    Arrivals decreased by 99.2% to 5.628. The average occupancy of the hotel beds fell to 4.5% (04/2019: 67.5%), that of the rooms to around 6% (04/2019: around 87%). 

    A total of around 17.100 hotel beds were available in Vienna in April 2020, around 74% less than in the same month last year. 

    The turnover of overnight stays by accommodation providers in Vienna fell in March – data for April are not yet available – by 79% to 14.017.000 euros. 

    From January to March, the companies generated EUR 123.654.000, 26.5% less than in the corresponding period in 2019.