The turnover of hotels increased by 2.9 percent in August

In August, the number of foreign guests increased by 2.7 percent, while the number of guest nights they spent decreased by 0.2 percent. The number of domestic guests was 5.6 percent higher than one year before, and the number of guest nights grew by 5.7 percent. Visitors spent 4.547 million guest nights in commercial accomoditations, 2.9 percent more than a year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday.

Total gross sales of commercial accommodations in August amounted to 63,261 billion forints, 12.2 percent more than in August last year. Within this, accommodation revenues increased by 11.1 percent, hospitality revenues by 47.8 percent, and revenues from other sources declined by 13.6 percent. (MTI)