8 February 2019

2019- n° 35

In Q4 2018, tourist collective accommodation attendance increased (+2,0 % over one year, after +1,0 % in the previous quarter) Tourism occupancy in hotels, campsites and holiday and other short-stay accommodation in metropolitan France - fourth quarter 2018

In Q4 2018, throughout metropolitan France, the number of overnight stays in tourist collective accommodation was up by 2.0% compared to the same period in 2017. This increase reached 1.0% the previous quarter, after 1.7% in Q2 2018. Thus, attendance returned to a more sustained growth pace, whithout recovering the dynamism displayed in 2017. Growth was driven by non-residents (+4.7%) as in the previous quarter. Residents’ occupancy increased again (0.9%).

In Q4 2018, attendance in hotels increased by 1.5% compared to the same quarter of 2017. The rise was marked in the high-end (+4.9%), while in the bottom of the range (1 or 2 stars or unclassified hotels), the overnight stays declined, some hotels did not reiterated their request of classification Atout France.

Attendance by non-residents remained dynamic (+5.7% after +7.1%). Occupancy continued to grow in provincial urban area (+7.0%) and in Île-de-France (+6.3%). Despite the social movements, non-resident customers continued to visit France. On the other hand, non-resident occupancy held steady on the coast.

Attendance by residents weakened slightly (–0.6%), after two quarters of sharper decline. It declined sharply in the ski montain area (–5.3% over one year), but also decreased on coastlines (–1.7%) and Île-de-France (–1.4%)

Attendance at holiday and other short stay accomodation (HOSSA) rose by 3.6% compared to the same quarter of 2017 (–0.9% in the previous quarter).

Occupancy increased sharply in Île-de-France and, even less so,in provincial urban areas (+6.5%). Attendance at HOSSA advanced on coastlines (+1.7%).On the other hands, the beginning of the winter season in ski areas (–2.1%) was held back by the decline in non-resident customers (–6.1%).

Tourist occupancy increased in October and November throughout metropolitan France. However, it was down for the month of December, especially in Île-de-France and particularly in Paris, due to the movement of the "yellow vests"

Compared to the previous publication, the overall variation in the number of overnight stays in Q3 2018 has been lowered (+1.0% instead of +1.1%). It has been raised by 0,1 points in hotels (+2.2% instead of +2.1%) and lowered in HOSSA (+11.8% instead of +12.1%).