site.btaFebruary Revenues from Nights Spent Up by 53.7% Y/Y

The total revenues from nights spent in February 2022 reached 54.1 million leva, up by 53.7 per cent from a year earlier. The revenues from Bulgarians stood at 30.0 million leva and from foreigners at 24.1 million leva, the National Statistical Institute said on Tuesday.

In February 2022, the total occupancy of bed-places in accommodation establishments was 28.2 per cent, up by 5.1 percentage points compared to February 2021. The highest occupancy of bed-places, 39.7 per cent, was in 4- and 5-star accommodation establishments, followed by 3-star accommodation establishments (26.4 per cent), and 1- and 2-star accommodation (15.7 per cent).

An epidemic emergency was still in place in February when 1,675 accommodation establishments with more than 10 bed-places were operating: hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation. The total number of rooms in them was 49,900 and the bed-places were 101,200. Compared with February 2021, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioning during the period) increased by 0.5 per cent, and the bed-places in them went up by 3.5 per cent.

The total number of nights spent in all accommodation establishments registered in February 2022 was 793,900, 26.5 more more than a year earlier. The nights spent by Bulgarian residents were 503,000 and by foreigners were 290,900.

In February 2022, 78.3 per cent of all nights spent by foreigners and 42.9 per cent of all nights spent by Bulgarians were in 4- and 5-star hotels. Three-star accommodation establishments accounted for 17.0 per cent of all nights spent by foreigners and 31.2 per cent of all nights spent by Bulgarians. The rest of the accommodation establishments (with 1 and 2 stars) accounted for 4.7 per cent and 25.9 per cent of nights spent by foreigners and Bulgarians respectively.

In February 2022, the number of arrivals in all accommodation establishments increased by 15.9 per cent from a year earlier to 316,200. A total of 231,200 Bulgarians spent nights in accommodation establishments in February 2022, booking 2.2 nights on average. A total of 85,000 foreign arrivals were registered, spending 3.4 nights on average, and 76.9 per cent of them chose 4- and 5-star hotels.