Overview
During the first quarter of 2019, there were a total of 18,629 guests and 50,823 overnight stays at 34 hotels, hostels and other tourist accommodations in Greenland, from which Statistics Greenland receive reports.
The number of guests and overnight stays increased of 11.8 and a 5.4 pct., respectively, as compared to the same period a year before.
The average number of overnight stays per guest decreased from 2.9 in 2018 to 2.7 in 2019 for the same period.
The largest increase in the number of guests and the overnight stays occurred amongst residents from Denmark.
Figure 1. Number of guests, 1st quarter 2018-2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Table 1. Number of guest, 1st quarter 2018-2019
|
|
2018 |
2019 |
% increase 2018 - 2019 |
|
Greenland .......... |
11,466 |
12,186 |
6.3 |
|
Denmark ........... |
3,118 |
4,122 |
32.2 |
|
International ........ |
1,869 |
2,141 |
14.6 |
|
Unknown ........... |
207 |
180 |
-13.0 |
|
Total .............. |
16,660 |
18,629 |
11.8 |
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
In the first quarter of 2019, 65.4 pct. guests were residents in Greenland.
Figure 2. Distribution of guests by residence, 1st quarter 2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Figure 3. Number of overnight stays, 1st quarter 2018-2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Table 2. Number of overnight stays, 1st quarter 2018-2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Number of guests in the 1st quarter of 2019
The number of overnight guests increased by 11.8 pct. as compared to the first quarter of 2018. Qeqqata Kommunia region accounted for a 34.4 pct. increase, where the number of guests grew from 4,225 in 2018 to 5,680 in 2019.
Figure 4. Number of guest by region, 1st quarter 2018-2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
(1) Ilulissat is counted as part of Qaasuitsup Kommunia.
International: includes guest resident in foreign countries.
Overnight stays in the 1st quarter of 2019
The number of overnight stays registered a 5.4 pct. increase as compared to the first quarter of 2018, where it grew from 48,242 in 2018 to 50,823 in 2019.
Figure 5. Number of overnight stays by region, 1st quarter 2018-2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
(1) Ilulissat is counted as part of Qaasuitsup Kommunia.
International: includes guest resident in foreign countries.
Amongst the international guests, the largest increase occurred for guests from France and Germany, which accounted for 1,711 and 2,243 overnight stays respectively.
Figure 6. Number of overnight stays among the guests from international destinations, 1st quarter 2018-2019
Source: bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
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.
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.