In July 2014, overnight stays in hotels were 299,300 compared to 285,400 in July 2013.
Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 91% of the total number of overnight stays in July and increased by 6% compared with July 2013. At the same time the overnight stays of Icelanders decreased by 2%.
| Overnight stays in hotels | ||||||
| July | August - July | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total | 285,435 | 299,333 | 5 | 1,955,864 | 2,188,148 | 12 |
| Capital region | 160,998 | 164,141 | 2 | 1,332,899 | 1,486,421 | 12 |
| Southwest | 14,135 | 14,872 | 5 | 84,711 | 99,122 | 17 |
| West and Westfjords | 17,669 | 19,528 | 11 | 78,895 | 92,281 | 17 |
| Northwest and Northeast | 30,530 | 31,321 | 3 | 154,654 | 164,796 | 7 |
| East | 18,469 | 18,858 | 2 | 86,440 | 79,802 | -8 |
| South | 43,634 | 50,613 | 16 | 218,265 | 265,726 | 22 |
| Icelanders | 26,331 | 25,761 | -2 | 324,676 | 347,029 | 7 |
| Foreign visitors | 259,104 | 273,572 | 6 | 1,631,188 | 1,841,119 | 13 |
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.
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