Swiss hotel industry has fewer guests in September
Published: Monday, Nov 4th 2024, 10:00
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Swiss hotels had lower occupancy rates in September than in the previous year. Looking at the year as a whole, however, the industry remains on course to beat last year's record.
A total of 4.0 million overnight stays were recorded in Swiss hotels in September. This was 1.4 percent or 57,000 overnight stays less than in the same month last year, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Monday.
Swiss guests were responsible for the decline. Overnight stays by domestic guests fell by almost 6 percent to 1.9 million. In contrast, overnight stays by foreign guests increased by 2.9% to 2.1 million.
Still on record course
This means that the positive trends from the previous months have not continued. In the summer months of June to August, hotels accommodated significantly more guests than in the previous year. From January to September, there were a total of 33.7 million overnight stays, which still represents an increase of 1.8 percent.
Looking at the year as a whole, however, the industry remains on course to break records even after the weak start to the fall. Last year, the 40 million mark was broken for the first time with 41.8 million overnight stays. Whether a new record will actually be reached this year depends to a large extent on the start of the winter season.
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