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.
| Arrivals | Overnight stays | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023 | |
| Holiday homes | ||
| 1st quarter | 463 568 | 3 168 374 |
| 2nd quarter | 222 501 | 1 091 135 |
| 3rd quarter | 332 819 | 2 139 053 |
| 4th quarter | ||
| TOTAL | 1 018 887 | 6 398 562 |
| Collective accommodation | ||
| 1st quarter | 434 052 | 1 317 300 |
| 2nd quarter | 543 305 | 1 227 606 |
| 3rd quarter | 966 168 | 2 119 299 |
| 4th quarter | ||
| TOTAL | 1 943 525 | 4 664 205 |
| Campsites | ||
| 1st quarter | 43 027 | 149 697 |
| 2nd quarter | 526 269 | 1 406 411 |
| 3rd quarter | 1 071 232 | 3 109 241 |
| 4th quarter | ||
| TOTAL | 1 640 527 | 4 665 349 |
| Arrivals | Overnight stays | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Holiday homes | ||||
| 1st quarter | 481 797 | 378 701 | 3 254 133 | 2 528 062 |
| 2nd quarter | 201 078 | 208 266 | 1 084 625 | 1 175 209 |
| 3rd quarter | 411 799 | 352 902 | 2 274 976 | 2 630 032 |
| 4th quarter | 195 789 | 218 401 | 1 038 533 | 1 218 867 |
| TOTAL | 1 290 463 | 1 158 271 | 7 652 266 | 7 552 170 |
| Collective accommodation | ||||
| 1st quarter | 344 523 | 95 355 | 950 883 | 238 600 |
| 2nd quarter | 523 611 | 271 522 | 1 253 783 | 578 124 |
| 3rd quarter | 883 241 | 794 431 | 1 991 412 | 1 880 222 |
| 4th quarter | 288 916 | 265 433 | 714 292 | 662 700 |
| TOTAL | 2 040 291 | 1 426 741 | 4 910 369 | 3 359 647 |
| Campsites | ||||
| 1st quarter | 53 487 | 47 780 | 171 899 | 159 512 |
| 2nd quarter | 504 903 | 587 740 | 1 372 470 | 1 805 588 |
| 3rd quarter | 984 898 | 916 790 | 2 943 943 | 2 997 969 |
| 4th quarter | 113 495 | 134 421 | 348 003 | 450 754 |
| TOTAL | 1 656 783 | 1 686 731 | 4 836 315 | 5 413 823 |
Holiday homes
Collective accommodation
Source: Supplementary accommodation Statistics
Campsites
Source: Tourist accommodation Statistics
| Month | Swiss overnight stays | Foreigner overnight stays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| January | 143 855 | 47 087 | 50 329 | 4 965 |
| February | 285 177 | 91 817 | 65 920 | 7 382 |
| March | 317 524 | 73 008 | 88 078 | 14 342 |
| April | 316 557 | 145 079 | 68 080 | 10 797 |
| May | 306 849 | 159 270 | 38 403 | 6 838 |
| June | 463 876 | 241 026 | 60 018 | 15 114 |
| July | 677 321 | 674 953 | 134 456 | 66 847 |
| August | 516 447 | 532 308 | 144 547 | 108 766 |
| September | 458 042 | 455 225 | 60 599 | 42 124 |
| October | 349 005 | 387 092 | 42 018 | 19 657 |
| November | 92 105 | 86 153 | 23 247 | 11 386 |
| December | 151 672 | 129 019 | 56 243 | 29 394 |
| TOTAL | 4 078 429 | 3 022 036 | 831 940 | 337 611 |
| Periods | Swiss overnight stays | Foreigner overnight stays | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| January | 34 988 | 23 756 | 11 641 | 2 021 |
| February | 37 877 | 44 109 | 13 123 | 4 968 |
| March | 52 733 | 69 630 | 21 537 | 11 578 |
| April | 259 910 | 400 490 | 56 002 | 27 695 |
| May | 341 604 | 563 334 | 85 444 | 71 371 |
| June | 433 862 | 645 589 | 195 648 | 97 109 |
| July | 895 919 | 1 021 662 | 371 546 | 194 481 |
| August | 650 870 | 801 399 | 548 297 | 398 131 |
| September | 296 943 | 426 743 | 180 369 | 155 554 |
| October | 221 486 | 340 012 | 56 385 | 46 360 |
| November | 21 001 | 18 856 | 8 420 | 5 898 |
| December | 27 168 | 29 265 | 13 543 | 10 363 |
| TOTAL | 3 274 361 | 4 384 844 | 1 561 954 | 1 028 978 |
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.
Further information
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Contact
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