In March 2014, overnight stays in hotels were 190,117 compared to 167,544 in March 2013.
Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 83% of the total number of overnight stays in March and increased by 18% compared with March 2013. At the same time the overnight stays of Icelanders decreased by 3%.
| Overnight stays in hotels | ||||||
| March | April - March | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total | 167,544 | 190,117 | 13 | 1,878,798 | 2,120,806 | 13 |
| Capital region | 121,115 | 145,402 | 20 | 1,303,918 | 1,452,328 | 11 |
| Southwest | 7,021 | 6,964 | -1 | 76,345 | 93,128 | 22 |
| West and Westfjords | 6,468 | 6,673 | 3 | 70,273 | 88,237 | 26 |
| Northwest and Northeast | 10,982 | 8,414 | -23 | 143,270 | 159,107 | 11 |
| East | 5,814 | 3,567 | -39 | 75,349 | 87,142 | 16 |
| South | 16,144 | 19,097 | 18 | 209,643 | 240,864 | 15 |
| Icelanders | 33,649 | 32,608 | -3 | 314,189 | 343,744 | 9 |
| Foreign visitors | 133,895 | 157,509 | 18 | 1,564,609 | 1,777,062 | 14 |
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.