Overview
The 1st
quarter 2021 count of hotel guests and overnight stays, showed a decline in the
number of guests and an increase in overnight stays in all of Greenland
compared to the 1st quarter of 2020.
In the 1st
quarter of 2021 there were a total of 12,288 hotel guests and 41,346 overnight
stays across the 51 hostels and other tourist accommodations in Greenland that
Statistics Greenland receive reports from. The number of overnight guests saw a
fall of 9.0 pct. Whereas the number of overnight stays saw a rise of 6.6 pct.,
as compared to the same period of 2020.
Figure
1. Number of guests, 1st quarter 2020-2021
Source:
Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Table
1. Number of guests, 1st quarter 2020-2021
|
2019 |
2020 |
% variation |
Greenland .......... |
9,062 |
10,159 |
12.1 |
Denmark ........... |
3,033 |
1,301 |
-57.1 |
International ........ |
1,120 |
195 |
-82.6 |
Unknown ........... |
287 |
633 |
120.6 |
Total .............. |
13,502 |
12,288 |
-9.0 |
Source:
Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Number
of guests in the 1st quarter of 2021
The number
of overnight guests fell by 9.0 pct. compared to 2020. The biggest change were
seen in Kommune Kujalleq where the number of overnight guests rose by 60.6 pct.
Figure
2. Number of guest by region, 1st quarter 2020-2021
Source:
Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
(1) Ilulissat is counted as part of Qaasuitsup
Kommunia.
International:
includes guest resident in foreign countries.
Overnight
stays in 2019-2021
The number
of overnight stays by people with Greenlandic residence in the 1st
quarter of 2021, were back to the level of 2019.
Figure
3. Over night stays by people with Greenlandic residence, 2019-2021
Source:
Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Table
2. Number of overnight stays, 1st quarter 2020-2021
2019 |
2020 |
% variation |
|
Greenland .......... |
23,861 |
31,393 |
31.6 |
Denmark ........... |
10,047 |
5,582 |
-44.4 |
International ........ |
3,438 |
944 |
-72.5 |
Unknown ........... |
1,423 |
3,427 |
140.8 |
Total .............. |
38,769 |
41,346 |
6.6 |
Source:
Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
The number
of overnight stays in the 1st quarter of 2021 saw an increase of 6.6
pct. compared to 2020. The biggest change was in Kommune Kujalleq where the
number of overnight stays increased by 48.3 pct.
Figure
4. Number of overnight stays by region, 1st quarter of 2020-2021
Source:
Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
(1) Ilulissat is counted as part of Qaasuitsup
Kommunia.
International:
includes guest resident in foreign countries.
Remarks
Statistics
Greenland receives data from most of the
accommodations in Greenland, and for the biggest hotels. The figures are
preliminary and they might change when Statistics Greenland receive
missing reports or corrections.
Statistics
Greenland has a continuously collaboration
with Visit Greenland in regards to uncovering the total bed capacity in
Greenland. This includes continuous detection of new accommodations and hotels.
The estimated share of covered bed capacity can be seen in table a1.
Table
A1. Covered bed capacity 1st quarter 2021
|
Avannaata Kom. and Kom. Qeqertalik |
Ilulissat (1) |
Qeqqata Kommunia |
Kommune Kujalleq |
Kommun. Sermersooq west |
Kommun. Sermersooq east |
Total |
Covered bed capacity |
66,600 |
46,620 |
41,940 |
37,620 |
43,740 |
21,960 |
258,480 |
Total bed capacity |
77,220 |
52,200 |
48,420 |
38,970 |
58,050 |
23,220 |
298,080 |
Pct covered |
86% |
89% |
87% |
97% |
75% |
95% |
86% |
Source:
Statistics Greenland and Visit Greenland |
Small
corrections have been made in the 2017 – definitions of the “Unknown”
and “Other countries” categories, as compared to earlier years. In
previous data releases, guests with unknown residency are included in “Other
countries”. As of 2017, the “Unknown” category is used for guests
with unknown residency.
Due to
reports late arrival, there are approx. 3.0 pct. of the guests and 5.1 pct. of the overnights estimated based on
figures for the same period 2020. The existing estimation algorithm has been
reworked based on learnings from the COVID-19 counts.