Supplementary accommodation

The supplementary accommodation survey has been carried out nationally since 2016, based on a sample of representative units. The types of accommodation observed are commercially-run holiday homes, collective accommodation and campsites. The aim of the survey is to gather data that measures the monthly trend in demand as well as the annual trend in supply.  

Supplementary accommodation: arrivals and overnight stays in Switzerland by type of accommodation, final quarterly figures 2018-2019

	Arrivals		Overnight stays
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Holiday homes
1st quarter	433 589	493 926	3 038 002	3 403 553
2nd quarter	183 953	162 665	995 223	941 819
3rd quarter	323 270	321 713	2 211 764	2 245 701
4th quarter	180 319	168 142	1 012 303	939 255
TOTAL	1 121 131	1 146 446	7 257 292	7 530 328
Collective accommodation
1st quarter	504 922	515 396	1 477 674	1 492 874
2nd quarter	534 837	503 469	1 241 938	1 156 291
3rd quarter	976 444	906 813	2 206 032	2 091 403
4th quarter	297 758	281 277	732 349	699 790
TOTAL	2 313 961	2 206 955	5 657 993	5 440 358
Campsites
1st quarter	28 621	25 672	107 669	94 038
2nd quarter	328254	357 955	1 002 386	935 096
3rd quarter	745 108	783 470	2 413 943	2 328 325
4th quarter	73 705	70 748	233 308	222 256
TOTAL	1 175 688	1 237 844	3 757 306	3 579 715

Sources: Supplementary accommodation Statistics, Tourist accommodation Statistics

Holiday homes

Overnight stays by origin of guests, final monthly figures 2018-2019

Periods	Swiss overnight stays		Foreigner overnight stays
	2019	2018	2019	2018
January	547 609	554 987	285 263	318 849
February	1 034 650	1 204 841	305 365	393 159
March	501267	434 494	363 849	497 222
April	191 250	191 658	200 472	165 606
May	100 722	128 072	105 473	117 686
June	176 965	166 495	220 342	172 302
July	532 034	532 510	368 437	419 294
August	403 322	375 863	512 354	526 628
September	209 089	208 485	186 528	182 921
October	268 476	251 937	115 049	104 943
November	42 410	35 792	37 910	32 529
December	311 753	284 146	236 705	229 908
TOTAL	4 319 545	4 369 281	2 937 747	3 161 047

Source: Supplementary accommodation Statistics

Collective accommodation

Overnight stays by origin of guests, final monthly figures 2018-2019

Month	Swiss overnight stays		Foreigner overnight stays
	2019	2018	2019	2018
January	346 141	341 662	86 579	87 110
February	468 795	481 623	97 696	119 307
March	350 069	343 918	128 395	119 254
April	302 732	266 571	79 902	71 190
May	265 272	282 086	57 359	64 530
June	452 981	399 893	83 692	72 020
July	730 036	707 888	184 960	161 792
August	574 496	522 441	169 374	166 391
September	475 022	463 311	72 145	69 580
October	334 666	343 279	48 479	45 150
November	103 240	84 041	20 708	22 467
December	163 133	146 462	62 122	58 391
TOTAL	4 566 582	4 383 176	1 091 411	1 057 182

Source: Supplementary accommodation Statistics

Campsites

Overnight stays by origin of guests, final monthly figures 2018-2019

Periods	Swiss overnight stays		Foreigner overnight stays
	2019	2018	2019	2018
January	20 716	16 664	9 074	8 107
February	22 569	18 773	8 668	9 931
March	32 647	25 499	13 995	15 064
April	177 105	140 541	42 388	29 129
May	196 756	260 566	58 645	79 640
June	364 897	288 766	162 595	136 455
July	762 548	726 907	316 672	297 765
August	541 800	521 954	411 850	413 836
September	247 884	236 960	133 190	130 903
October	145 202	137 397	39 427	37 844
November	12 594	13 011	4 107	4 952
December	21 069	20 458	10 910	8 594
TOTAL	2 545 786	2 407 494	1 211 520	1 172 221

Source: Tourist accommodation Statistics

Note about methodology used for supplementary accommodation statistics

The survey of holiday accommodation used for commercial purposes and collective accommodation was reintroduced in 2016 in accordance with the current methodological criteria.

In order to better comply with the quality criteria demanded by official statistics, the definition of the population has been revised and is now more precise. In contrast to the former model used up to 2003 (when the previous statistics were discontinued), the new survey focuses only on commercially run accommodation. Furthermore, it no longer takes into account guest rooms or ong-term lets.

In addition, thanks to an annual national census, the new statistics cover the entire country whereas the former method relied on figures from a few key cantons. The current results are thus more reliable and are no longer based on estimates. Consequently and for all the above-mentioned reasons, results from the new and former statistics stopped in 2003 can no longer be compared directly with one another.

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