14 November 2019

2019- n° 295

In Q3 2019, tourist collective accommodation attendance grew at a moderate pace (+1.3% over one year) Tourism occupancy in hotels, campsites and holiday and other short-stay accommodation in metropolitan France - third quarter 2019

In Q3 2019, throughout metropolitan France, the number of overnight stays in tourist collective accommodation went up by 1.3% compared to the same period of 2018. Occupancy continued to grow but at a lower rate than in the second quarter of 2019 (+3,8% year on year). Growth was driven by residents (+3.0%), while non-resident occupancy was down (−2.2%), mainly in hotels and in Île-de-France.

In Q3 2019, overnight stays in hotels were almost stable (+0.3% year on year), after an increase of 2.4% in the previous quarter. The decline of overnight stays in non-resident (−4.7%) concerned mainly Île-de-France. It was just offset by the dynamism of the resident customers. Attendance by residents increased sharply in high-end hotels.

Hotel attendance fell in Île-de-France, due to non-resident customers (−5.6%). On the other hand, hotel occupancy increased in provincial urban areas (+1.7%), driven by the increase in overnight stays by residents (+4.7%).

The growth in the number of overnights stays in holiday and other short-stay accommodation (HOSSA) remained as strong as in the previous quarter (+2.6% year on year).

Occupancy increased in provincial urban areas (+6.2%), mainly for non-resident customers. The dynamic was strong in mountain areas (+18.6%), both for resident and non-resident customers. On the other hand, occupancy declined in Île-de-France (−2.9%) due to non-residents (−10.8%), as did hotel attendance. In coastlines and "other areas" attendance, the increase in foreign overnight stays did not compensate for the decrease in overnight stays by residents.

Attendance in campsites increased by 1.5% over one year, mainly due to resident customers (+2.8%). Overnight stays grew in 4- and 5-star campsites (+4.2%), but also in unclassified accommodation (+5.3%). This increase concerned pitches with rental accommodation.

The dynamic was more favourable in coastlines (+1.9%), which probably benefited from good weather conditions during the summer.

Overall, the number of overnight stays in tourist collective accommodation went up in July compared with last year, particularly in HOSSA and campsites. While August confirmed the good results of the beginning of summer in HOSSA and hotels, attendance was steady in campsites. Finally, September was a very positive month for campsites, while activity was down in hotels and HOSSA.

Compared to the previous publication, the overall variation in the number of overnight stays in Q1 2019 has been raised by 0.3 points (+3.8% instead of +3.5%). It has been lowered for hotels (+2.4% instead of +2.5%) and raised for campsites. It was unchanged for HOSSA.