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PCBS | The Statistical Report about the Hotel Activities Survey, in the West Bank, Second Quarter 2013

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Press Release on Hotel Activities Survey in the West Bank during the Second Quarter 2013

 

About 153 Thousand Guests Spent 377 Thousand Nights

 

During the second quarter of 2013, 153  thousand guests stayed in hotels in the West Bank: 39% were from European Union countries and 9% were Palestinian.

 

The number of hotel guests was 27% higher than in the previous quarter and 3% lower than in the second quarter of 2012.

 

During the second quarter of 2013, the number of guest nights in West Bank hotels was 377  thousand: of these guests, 10% were Palestinian, 40% were from European Union countries and 14% were from Asia.

 

 

Value of Variables in Main Hotel Indicators

Indicator

 

2nd Quarter

2013

1st

Quarter

2013

2nd Quarter

2012

No. of guests

153,085

120,441

158,167

No. of guest nights

376,848

279,591

373,071

Average room occupancy

1,539.2

1,212.0

1,778.9

Average bed occupancy

4,141.2

3,106.6

4,099.7

Rooms occupancy  %

26.2

22.0

31.2

 

 

During the second quarter of 2013, there were 2,793 hotel workers: 2,121 males and 672 females.

Hotel Room Occupancy

 

The room occupancy rate in the West Bank was 26% in the second quarter of 2013.

Room occupancy during the second quarter of 2013 was 19% higher than in the previous quarter and 16% lower than in the second quarter of 2012.

 

Hotel Capacity by Region

 

In June 2013, there were 107 hotels operating in the West Bank responded to the survey and have available 5,936 rooms with a total of 13,545 beds. These were distributed by region as follows:

 

·         North of West Bank: 14 hotels comprising 269 rooms with 787 beds.

·         Middle of West Bank: 32 hotels comprising 1,481 rooms with 3,520 beds

·         Jerusalem: 29 hotels comprising 1,582 rooms with 3,507 beds.

·         South of West Bank: 32 hotels comprising 2,604 rooms with 5,731 beds.

                                                                 

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