Overview
The 1st half year of 2022 count of hotel guests and overnight stays showed an increase in the number of guests and an increase in overnight stays in all of Greenland compared to the 1st half year of 2021.
In the 1st half year of 2022 there were a total of 54,261 hotel guests and 139,943 overnight stays across the 55 hotels, hostels and other tourist accommodations in Greenland that Statistics Greenland receives reports from. The number of overnight guests saw an increase of 66.6 pct. Whereas the number of overnight stays saw a rise of 40,0 pct., as compared to the same period of 2021.
Figure 1. Number of guests, 1st half year of 2021-2022
Source: Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Table 1. Number of guests, 1st half year of 2021-2022
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
% variation |
|
Greenland .......... |
24.679 |
29.679 |
20,26 |
|
Denmark ........... |
4.227 |
13.910 |
229,07 |
|
International ......... |
607 |
5.132 |
745,47 |
|
Unknown ........... |
3.050 |
5.540 |
81,64 |
|
Total .............. |
32.563 |
54.261 |
66,6 |
Source: Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Number of guests in the 1st half year of 2022
The number of overnight guests increase with 66.6 pct. compared to 2021. The biggest change was seen in Qeqqata Kommunia where the number of overnight guests increased with 128.8 pct.
Figure 2. Number of guests by region, 1st half year of 2021-2022
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 2021-2022
The number of overnight stays in the 1st year of 2022 saw an increase of 40.0 pct. compared to 2021. The biggest change was in Qeqqata Kommunia where the number of overnight stays with increased 72.3 pct.
Table 2. Number of overnight stays, 1st half year of 2021-2022
|
2021 |
2022 |
% variation |
|
|
Greenland .......... |
74.137 |
71.993 |
-2,89 |
|
Denmark ........... |
16.451 |
38.368 |
133,23 |
|
International ......... |
2.734 |
14.735 |
438,95 |
|
Unknown ........... |
6.661 |
14.847 |
122,89 |
|
Total .............. |
99.983 |
139.943 |
40,0 |
Source: Statistics Greenland – see the figures in the Stat bank bank.stat.gl/TUEHOT
Figure 4. Number of overnight stays by region, 1st half year of 2021-2022
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.