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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Press Release on Hotel Activities Survey in the West Bank during 2015
About half A Million Guests Spent 1.4 Million Nights
During 2015, 484,394 guests stayed in hotels in the West Bank: 30% were from European Union countries and 11% were Palestinian, 9% were from the United States and Canada.
The number of hotel guests was 21% lower than in the previous year.
During 2015 the number of guest nights in the West Bank hotels reached 1,420,264, of which 34% were from European Union countries, 12% were Palestinians, and 10% were from the United States and Canada.
Main Hotel Indicators 2013-2015
|
Indicator |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
No. of guests |
600,362 |
610,347 |
484,394 |
|
No. of guest nights |
1,467,709 |
1,537,311 |
1,420,264 |
|
Room occupancy % |
24.8 |
25.2 |
22.5 |
|
Average occupancy of rooms |
1,458.5 |
1,681.9 |
1,530.5 |
During 2015, there were 2,975 hotel workers: (2,291 males and 684 females).
Hotel Room Occupancy 2015
The room occupancy rate in the West Bank was 23% in 2015, with an average 1,530.5 rooms daily occupied.
Room occupancy during 2015 was 11% lower than in the previous year.
Hotel Capacity 2015
One hundred and twelve (112) hotels in the West Bank responded to the survey at the end of 2015. They had an average of 6,791 rooms and 15,059 beds.
These were distributed by region as follows:
* North of West Bank: 19 hotels comprising 377 rooms with 1,073 beds.
* Middle of West Bank: 35 hotels comprising 1,527 rooms with 3,255 beds.
* Jerusalem: 21 hotels comprising 1,471 rooms with 3,244 beds.
* South of West Bank: 37 hotels comprising 3,415 rooms with 7,487 beds.