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.
| 2020 | Arrivals | Overnight stays |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday homes | ||
| 1st quarter | 428 885 | 2 969 636 |
| 2nd quarter | 88 076 | 464 653 |
| TOTAL | 516 961 | 3 434 289 |
| Collective accomodation | ||
| 1st quarter | 400 209 | 1 269 998 |
| 2nd quarter | 100 831 | 190 691 |
| TOTAL | 501 040 | 1 460 689 |
| Campsites | ||
| 1st quarter | 26 504 | 111 293 |
| 2nd quarter | 178 279 | 572 430 |
| TOTAL | 204 783 | 683 723 |
| 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 |
Holiday homes
Source: Supplementary accommodation Statistics
Collective accommodation
Source: Supplementary accommodation Statistics
Campsites
Source: Tourist accommodation Statistics
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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