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Statistical release P6441 Hotels: trading statistics November 2001 Co-operation between Statistics South Africa Embargo: 13:00 (Stats SA), the citizens of the country, the private sector and government institutions is essential Date: 17 January 2002 for a successful statistical system. Without continued co-operation and goodwill, the timely release of relevant and reliable official statistics will not be possible. Stats SA publishes approximately three hundred different releases each year. It is not economically viable to produce them in more than one of South Africa’s eleven official languages. Since the releases are used extensively, not only locally, but also by international economic and social-scientific communities, Stats SA releases are published in English only. 1 P6441 Key figures for the month ended November 2001 Actual estimates % change % change % change between between November November between September 2000 to January 2000 to 2000 2001 November 2000 November 2000 November 2000 and and and November 2001 September 2001 to January 2001 to November 2001 November 2001 Room occupancy rate (%) 57,8 59,5 2,9 0,9 1,1 Bed occupancy rate (%) 37,9 38,9 2,6 0,8 0,6 Hotel income (R million) 504,1 524,2 4,0 1,7 2,2 Key findings for the month ended November 2001 The room occupancy rate and the bed occupancy rate of hotels in South Africa for November 2001 increased by 2,9% and 2,6% respectively, compared with November 2000. Increases in the room occupancy rates were recorded in 6 of the 9 provinces. North West recorded the largest increase in the room occupancy rate (+5,3%), followed by Mpumalanga (+5,1%) and Gauteng (+4,6%). Increases in the bed occupancy rates were recorded in 6 of the 9 provinces. Mpumalanga recorded the largest increase in the bed occupancy rate (+6,7%), followed by Gauteng (+5,3%) and North West (+4,7%). The total hotel income for November 2001 increased by 4,0% compared with November 2000. Increases in the room occupancy rate were recorded in 15 of the 25 tourism regions for November 2001 compared with November 2000 (cf. table B, column 2). Johannesburg and Rest of Gauteng tourism region recorded the largest increase in the room occupancy rate (+7,5%), followed by Drakensberg tourism region (+6,4%) and Overberg tourism region (+6,3%). Large decreases were recorded by Rest of Eastern Cape tourism region (-12,1%), Pietermaritzburg and Midlands tourism region (-7,8%), Northern Province tourism region (-7,8%) and Breede River tourism region (-7,3%). Increases in the bed occupancy rate were recorded in 15 of the 25 tourism regions during the above-mentioned period (cf. table B, column 3). Johannesburg and Rest of Gauteng tourism region recorded the largest increase in the bed occupancy rate (+7,9%), followed by Algoa tourism region (+6,7%), Mpumalanga tourism region (+6,7%) and Durban and Umhlanga tourism region (+6,1%). Large decreases were recorded by Rest of Eastern Cape tourism region (-13,3%), Pietermaritzburg and Midlands tourism region (-7,8%), Breede River tourism region (-7,8%), West Coast tourism region (-6,8%) and Northern Province tourism region (-6,8%). Increases in total hotel income were recorded in 16 of the 25 tourism regions during the above-mentioned period (cf. table B, column 4). Rest of Northern Cape tourism region recorded the largest increase in total hotel income (+10,3%), followed by Overberg tourism region (+7,8%) and Johannesburg and Rest of Gauteng tourism region (+7,6%). However, decreases in hotel income were reported by hotels in Rest of Eastern Cape tourism region (-12,9%), Pietermaritzburg and Midlands tourism region (-7,4%), East Rand tourism region (-7,2%) and Northern Province tourism region (-7,2%). 2 P6441 Key findings for the period September 2001 to November 2001 The room occupancy rate of hotels in South Africa for the period September 2001 to November 2001 increased by 0,9% compared with the period September 2000 to November 2000, while the bed occupancy rate increased by 0,8% during the above-mentioned period. The total hotel income for the period September 2001 to November 2001 increased by 1,7% compared with the period September 2000 to November 2000. Key findings for the period January 2001 to November 2001 The room occupancy rate and the bed occupancy rate of hotels in South Africa for the period January 2001 to November 2001 increased by 1,1% and 0,6% respectively, compared with the period January 2000 to November 2000. Increases in the room occupancy rates were recorded in 6 of the 9 provinces. KwaZulu-Natal recorded the largest increase in the room occupancy rate (+4,5%), followed by North West (+4,1%) and Free State (+3,8%). Increases in the bed occupancy rates were recorded in 6 of the 9 provinces. KwaZulu-Natal recorded the largest increase in the bed occupancy rate (+4,5%), followed by Mpumalanga (+3,8%) and North West (+3,4%). The total hotel income for the period January 2001 to November 2001 increased by 2,2% compared with the period January 2000 to November 2000. Increases in the room occupancy rate were recorded in 15 of the 25 tourism regions for the period January 2001 to November 2001 compared with the period January 2000 to November 2000 (cf. table D, column 2). Drakensberg tourism region recorded the largest increase in the room occupancy rate (+7,4%), followed by Algoa tourism region (+7,0%) and Durban and Umhlanga tourism region (+6,1%). Large decreases were recorded by Pietermaritzburg and Midlands tourism region (-10,4%), Little and Central Karoo tourism region (-6,7%) and Wineland tourism region (-6,2%). Increases in the bed occupancy rate were recorded in 16 of the 25 tourism regions during the above-mentioned period (cf. table D, column 3). Algoa tourism region recorded the largest increase in the bed occupancy rate (+11,5%), followed by Durban and Umhlanga tourism region (+6,9%) and Drakensberg tourism region (+6,1%). Large decreases were recorded by Pietermaritzburg and Midlands tourism region (-10,5%), Wineland tourism region (-6,5%) and Little and Central Karoo tourism region (-6,0%). Increases in total hotel income were recorded in 16 of the 25 tourism regions during the above-mentioned period (cf. table D, column 4). Algoa tourism region recorded the largest increase in total hotel income (+14,4%), followed by Mpumalanga tourism region (+7,3%) and Durban and Umhlanga tourism region (+7,2%). However, decreases in hotel income were reported by hotels in Pietermaritzburg and Midlands tourism region (-9,2%), Bloemfontein and Transgariep tourism region (-7,4%) and Little and Central Karoo tourism region (-6,0%). 3 P6441 Table A - Percentage change in the room and bed occupancy rates and total hotel income for November 2001 compared with November 2000 according to star grading Number of participants Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) Star grading November November Room Bed Total hotel 2000 2001 occupancy occupancy income1/ rate rate Ungraded 255 252 1,9 1,2 3,6 One and two star 35 34 13,6 15,0 13,1 Three star 98 93 5,3 5,9 -1,4 Four star 28 28 6,7 9,6 9,8 Five star 14 14 -2,5 1,0 6,1 Total 430 421 2,9 2,6 4,0 1/ Not adjusted for inflation Table B - Percentage change in room and bed occupancy rates and total hotel income for November 2001 compared with November 2000 according to province and tourism region Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) Province and tourism region Room Bed Total hotel occupancy occupancy income1/ rate rate Western Cape 2,6 1,6 3,7 Cape Metropole 3,4 2,0 4,6 Wineland -4,7 -3,1 -2,3 West Coast -6,6 -6,8 -5,6 Little and Central Karoo -3,1 -4,1 -4,4 Garden Route 1,4 2,4 3,8 Overberg 6,3 5,5 7,8 Breede River -7,3 -7,8 -6,5 Eastern Cape -2,0 -3,9 -3,6 Border 2,3 3,5 3,8 Algoa 5,7 6,7 7,4 Rest of Eastern Cape -12,1 -13,3 -12,9 Northern Cape -1,1 -1,8 8,6 Griqualand West 4,5 3,6 5,8 Rest of Northern Cape -4,3 -4,9 10,3 Free State 3,5 2,0 3,3 Bloemfontein and Transgariep 2,4 1,3 3,4 Rest of Free State 5,5 4,4 3,2 KwaZulu-Natal 3,1 3,4 4,6 Durban and Umhlanga 5,3 6,1 6,7 South Coast and Interior 5,5 6,0 6,7 Pietermaritzburg and Midlands -7,8 -7,8 -7,4 Drakensberg 6,4 5,5 6,9 Rest of KwaZulu-Natal -5,2 -6,7 -4,3 North West 5,3 4,7 6,6 Gauteng 4,6 5,3 5,7 Pretoria 4,5 5,5 5,9 Johannesburg & Rest of Gauteng 7,5 7,9 7,6 East Rand -6,6 -5,7 -7,2 Mpumalanga 5,1 6,7 4,0 Northern Province -7,8 -6,8 -7,2 Total 2,9 2,6 4,0 1/ Not adjusted for inflation 4 P6441 Table C - Percentage change in the room and bed occupancy rates and total hotel income for January to November 2001 compared with January to November 2000 according to star grading Number of participants Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) Star grading November November Room Bed Total hotel 2000 2001 occupancy occupancy income1/ rate rate Ungraded 255 252 0,8 0,3 2,3 One and two star 35 34 0,2 5,3 0,9 Three star 98 93 4,6 3,4 0,2 Four star 28 28 -2,1 -2,2 0,9 Five star 14 14 1,5 3,9 6,9 Total 430 421 1,1 0,6 2,2 1/ Not adjusted for inflation Table D - Percentage change in room and bed occupancy rates and total hotel income for January to November 2001 compared with January to November 2000 according to province and tourism region Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) Province and tourism region Room Bed Total hotel occupancy occupancy income1/ rate rate Western Cape -1,3 -2,4 -0,4 Cape Metropole -1,6 -2,9 0,0 Wineland -6,2 -6,5 -3,7 West Coast 0,2 0,1 0,8 Little and Central Karoo -6,7 -6,0 -6,0 Garden Route 1,8 1,1 1,6 Overberg -1,0 -1,2 -2,0 Breede River -2,0 -1,8 -1,3 Eastern Cape 0,7 0,3 1,5 Border 0,9 1,2 2,8 Algoa 7,0 11,5 14,4 Rest of Eastern Cape -4,1