In February 2014, overnight stays in hotels were 160,400 compared to 141,800 in February 2013.
Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 84% of the total number of overnight stays in February and increased by 25% compared with February 2013. At the same time the overnight stays of Icelanders decreased by 1%.
Overnight stays in hotels | ||||||
February | March - February | |||||
2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
Total | 141,767 | 160,370 | 13 | 1,698,592 | 2,097,609 | 23 |
Capital region | 105,974 | 123,036 | 16 | 1,192,721 | 1,428,133 | 20 |
Southwest | 5,313 | 7,392 | 39 | 67,861 | 93,165 | 37 |
West and Westfjords | 5,347 | 4,866 | -9 | 63,382 | 87,962 | 39 |
Northwest and Northeast | 6,631 | 7,435 | 12 | 123,785 | 161,565 | 31 |
East | 3,748 | 2,863 | -24 | 63,268 | 89,319 | 41 |
South | 14,754 | 14,778 | 0 | 187,575 | 237,465 | 27 |
Icelanders | 25,121 | 24,902 | -1 | 311,087 | 326,483 | 5 |
Foreign visitors | 108,070 | 135,468 | 25 | 1,387,505 | 1,677,961 | 21 |
The data above only show overnight stays in hotels that are operating for the whole year. Guesthouses and summer hotels are not included in this category.