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.
| 2018 | Arrival | Overnights |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday homes | ||
| 1st quarter | 492 281 | 3 409 314 |
| 2nd quarter | 153 691 | 931 753 |
| 3rd quarter | 312 991 | 2 206 786 |
| TOTAL | 958 962 | 6 547 853 |
| Collective accommodation |
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| 1st quarter | 475 219 | 1 442 832 |
| 2nd quarter | 495 385 | 1 158 384 |
| 3rd quarter | 913 874 | 2 165 907 |
| TOTAL | 1 884 478 | 4 767 124 |
| Campsites | ||
| 1st quarter | 26 230 | 96 300 |
| 2nd quarter | 364 657 | 941 055 |
| 3rd quarter | 788 801 | 2 327 038 |
| TOTAL | 1 179 688 | 3 364 393 |
| Arrivals | Overnight stays | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 |
2017 | 2016 |
|
| Holiday homes | ||||
| 1st quarter | 442 456 | 450 103 | 3 247 477 | 3 121 128 |
| 2nd quarter |
168 768 | 124 704 | 936 046 | 735 594 |
| 3rd quarter |
309 012 | 284 146 | 2 224 441 | 2 101 105 |
| 4th quarter |
162 380 | 155 547 | 911 362 | 850 304 |
| TOTAL | 1 082 616 | 1 014 500 | 7 319 326 | 6 808 131 |
| Collective accommodation |
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| 1st quarter |
486 672 | 481 872 | 1 480 703 | 1 492 999 |
| 2nd quarter |
497 086 | 476 065 | 1 195 582 | 1 084 565 |
| 3rd quarter |
815 514 | 827 918 | 2 027 468 | 2 020 050 |
| 4th quarter |
273 695 | 276 675 | 693 826 | 672 496 |
| TOTAL | 2 072 966 | 2 062 531 | 5 397 578 | 5 270 111 |
| Campsites | ||||
| 1st quarter |
20 818 | 24 672 | 83 450 | 97 260 |
| 2nd quarter |
326 864 | 222 410 | 885 616 | 613 247 |
| 3rd quarter |
676 216 | 671 675 | 2 004 278 | 1 915 331 |
| 4th quarter |
63 012 | 48 328 | 200 328 | 160 370 |
| TOTAL | 1 086 910 | 967 085 | 3 173 672 | 2 786 208 |
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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Contact
Federal Statistical Office Section TourismEspace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
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- +41 58 464 16 52