In April 2014, overnight stays in hotels were 155,930 compared to 132,297 in April 2013.
Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 79% of the total number of overnight stays in April and increased by 19% compared with April 2013. At the same time the overnight stays of Icelanders increased by 15%.
| Overnight stays in hotels | ||||||
| April | May - April | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total | 132,297 | 155,930 | 18 | 1,889,880 | 2,144,079 | 13 |
| Capital region | 100,570 | 116,227 | 16 | 1,311,638 | 1,467,975 | 12 |
| Southwest | 5,374 | 6,480 | 21 | 76,913 | 94,214 | 22 |
| West and Westfjords | 3,685 | 4,178 | 13 | 71,052 | 88,660 | 25 |
| Northwest and Northeast | 6,725 | 10,832 | 61 | 143,771 | 163,104 | 13 |
| East | 4,169 | 2,513 | -40 | 76,955 | 85,416 | 11 |
| South | 11,774 | 15,700 | 33 | 209,551 | 244,710 | 17 |
| Icelanders | 28,545 | 32,876 | 15 | 317,464 | 348,075 | 10 |
| Foreign visitors | 103,752 | 123,054 | 19 | 1,572,416 | 1,796,004 | 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.