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Statistics on tourist accommodation in December and year 2011 Decline of 2% in overnight stays for 2011

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Neuchâtel, 21.02.2012 (FSO) - According to final results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of overnight stays registered in the Swiss hotel industry in 2011 was 35.5 million. This represents a fall of 2% (-722,000 overnight stays) compared with 2010. Domestic visitors generated 15.8 million overnight stays, which represents a slight decrease of 0.1%

(-13,000 overnight stays). Foreign demand registered 19.7 million overnight stays, i.e. a decline of 3.5% (-709,000 units). However, only the overnight stays by visitors from the European continent (excluding Switzerland) showed a decrease, which amounted to 7.3% (-1.1 million units).