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Tourist accommodation in the winter season 2017/2018 Winter season 2017/2018 saw growth in overnight stays in Switzerland

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Neuchâtel, 7 June 2018 (FSO) - The Swiss hotel industry registered 16.5 million overnight stays during the winter tourist season (November 2017 to April 2018), i.e. an increase of 4.6% (+724 000) compared with the same period of the previous year. With a total 8.7 million overnight stays, foreign demand grew by 5.6% (+460 000). Domestic demand rose by 3.5% (+264 000) reaching 7.8 million units. These are the provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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