Hotels: trading statistics P6441 February 2001 Embargo: 11:00 Date: 19 April 2001 Read the following notice with regard to the eleven official languages © Copyright,2001 Users may apply or process this data, provided Statistics South Africa is acknowledged as the original source of the data; that it is specified that the application and/or analysis is the result of the user’s independent processing of the data; and that neither the basic data nor any reprocessed version or application thereof may be sold or offered for sale in any form whatsoever. P Lehohla Statistician-General: Statistics South Africa A complete set of Stats SA publications is available in the Stats SA Library, and in the following public libraries: State Library, Pretoria Library of Parliament, Cape Town South African Library, Cape Town Bloemfontein Public Library Natal Society Library, Pietermaritzburg Johannesburg Public Library Central Reference Library, Mmabatho Central Regional Library, Pietersburg Central Reference Library, Nelspruit Central Reference Collection, Kimberley Eastern Cape Library Services, King William’s Town Contents Table 1 - Summary of trading statistics of hotels in South Africa Table 2 - Percentage change in trading statistics of hotels in South Africa Table 3 - Trading statistics of hotels according to star grading: February 2001 Table 4 - Percentage change in trading statistics of hotels according to star grading: February 2001.. Table 5 - Trading statistics of hotels according to province: February 2001 Table 6 - Trading statistics of hotels according to tourism region and star grading: February 2001…. Table 7 - Ratios of trading statistics of hotels in South Africa Table 8 - Classification of towns and cities according to the 26 tourism regions and nine provinces .. Additional information Explanatory notes Technical notes Glossary For more information P6441 3 P6441 4 P6441 Notes Forthcoming issues Issue Expected release date March 2001 17 May 2001 Purpose of the survey The Survey of Trading Statistics of Hotels is a monthly survey covering a sample of private establishments in the formal accommodation industry in South Africa. The results of the survey are used to compile estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its components, which are used to develop and monitor government policy. These statistics are also used by the private sector in analyses of comparative business and industry performance. The results are published monthly in statistical release P6441 – Hotels: trading statistics. New questionnaire The Survey of Trading Statistics of Hotels was re-engineered in consultation with major stakeholders with the purpose of incorporating users' needs. This resulted in the change of some data items on the old questionnaire. The new questionnaire only collects the following data items - room income; income from catering; income from bar-sales; income from off sales; other income (sundries); total number of rooms available; total number of room nights sold; total number of beds available; and total number of bed nights sold. Changes regarding After consultation with major stakeholders in the hotel industry, the tourism regions following changes regarding tourism regions were made and the first results were published in statistical release P6441 - Hotels: trading statistics, January 2000 on 16 March 2000: Current tourism regions are grouped according to towns and cities, while the previous tourism regions were grouped according to magisterial districts (cf. table 8). Hotels in Sandton which were previously included in the Rest of Gauteng tourism region, are now included in Johannesburg tourism region. Jacaranda tourism region is called Pretoria tourism region. The Lowveld and Escarpment tourism region and the Rest of Mpumalanga tourism region have been combined and is now called Mpumalanga tourism region. The Rest of Gauteng tourism region and the Johannesburg tourism region were combined for comparison purposes in table B (cf. page 2). As a result of this, Stats SA now reports on 25 tourism regions in table B instead of 26 tourism regions. For more information, see table C, page 7. New sample According to international best practice and in order to train the relevant respondents in using the new questionnaire, validate the information received and avoid a break in the time series published in this statistical release, Stats SA decided to introduce the new questionnaire as the first step in the re-engineering process. Stats SA will in due course, as the second step, introduce a new sample. Table C - Classification of towns and cities according to the new and old tourism regions New tourism Old tourism New towns and cities Magisterial districts region region Cape Metropole Cape Town, Cape Metropole Cape Town, Bloubergstrand, Wynberg, Bloubergstrand, Wynberg, Milnerton, Kommetjie, Milnerton, Kommetjie, Sunnydale, Scarborough, Sunnydale, Scarborough, Fish Hoek, Ocean View, Fish Hoek, Ocean View, Simon’s Town, Bellville, Simon’s Town, Bellville, Durbanville, Kraaifontein, Durbanville, Kraaifontein, Parow, Belhar, Elsies River, Parow, Belhar, Elsies River, Kuils River, Blackheath, Kuils River, Blackheath, Brackenfell, Penhill, Faure, Brackenfell, Penhill, Faure, Rustdal, Scottsdene, North Rustdal, Scottsdene, North Pine, Blue Downs. Pine, Blue Downs. Wineland Somerset-West, Sir Lowry’s Wineland Somerset-West, Sir Lowry’s Pass, Khayalitsha, Macassar Pass, Khayalitsha, Macassar Beach, Paarl, Franschhoek, Beach, Paarl, Franschhoek, Klapmuts, Mbekweni, Klapmuts, Mbekweni, Faure, Kylemore, Faure, Kylemore, Jamestown, Kayamandi, Jamestown, Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, Wellington. Stellenbsch, Wellington. West Coast Vredendal, Lutzville, West Coast Vredendal, Lutzville, Vanrhynsdorp, Vanrhynsdorp, Bitterfontein, Klawer, Bitterfontein, Klawer, Clanwilliam, Citrusdal, Clanwilliam, Citrusdal, Graafwater, Laberts Bay, Graafwater, Laberts Bay, Piketberg, Aurora, Piketberg, Aurora, Eendekuil, Elands Bay, Eendekuil, Elands Bay, Velddrif, Porterville, Velddrif, Porterville, Redelingshuys, Witwater, Redelingshuys, Witwater, Vredenburg, St Helena Bay, Vredenburg, St Helena Bay, Hopefield, Langebaan, Hopefield, Langebaan, Saldanha, Malmesbury, Saldanha, Malmesbury, Darling, Melkbosstrand, Darling, Melkbosstrand, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Riebeek-Kasteel, Riebeek-Kasteel, Riebeek-West, Yzerfontein, Riebeek-West, Yzerfontein, Atlantis, Abbotsdale, Atlantis, Abbotsdale, Moorreesburg, Koringberg. Moorreesburg, Koringberg. Little and Central Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Little and Central Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Karoo Beaufort-West, Merweville, Karoo Beaufort-West, Merweville, Sidesaviva, Oudtshoorn, De Sidesaviva, Oudtshoorn, De Rust, Dysseldorp, Rust, Dysseldorp, Bongolethu, Ladismith, Van Bongolethu, Ladismith, Van Wyksdorp, Calitzdorp, Wyksdorp, Calitzdorp, Uniondale. Uniondale. Garden Route Heidelberg, Witsand, Garden Route Heidelberg, Witsand, Riversdale, Albertinia, Riversdale, Albertinia, Gouritsmond, Still Bay, Gouritsmond, Still Bay, Mossel Bay, Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, Hartenbos, Herbertsdale, Klein Herbertsdale, Klein Brakrivier, Rheebok Strand, Brakrivier, Rheebok Strand, KwaNonqaba, George, KwaNonqaba, George, Herolds Bay, Hoekwil, Herolds Bay, Hoekwil, Great Brack River, Great Brack River, Wilderness, Pacaltsdorp, Wilderness, Pacaltsdorp, Thembalethu, Knysna, Thembalethu, Knysna, Buffalo Bay, Buffalo Bay, Keurboomstrand, Nature’s Keurboomstrand, Nature’s Valley, Plettenberg Bay, Valley, Plettenberg Bay, Sedgefield, Wittedrift, Sedgefield, Wittedrift, Belvedere, Msobomvu. Belvedere, Msobomvu. Table C - Classification of towns and cities according to the new and old tourism regions (continued) New tourism Old tourism New towns and cities Magisterial districts region region Overberg Caledon, Betty’s Bay, Bot Overberg Caledon, Betty’s Bay, Bot River, Grabouw, Greyton, River, Grabouw, Greyton, Kleinmond, Pringle Bay, Kleinmond, Pringle Bay, Riviersonderend, Riviersonderend, Villiersdorp, Teslaarsdal, Villiersdorp, Teslaarsdal, Middleton, Hermanus, Gans Middleton, Hermanus, Gans Bay, Stanford, Onrus River, Bay, Stanford, Onrus River, Hawston, Bredasdorp, Hawston, Bredasdorp, Agulhas, Waenhuiskrans, Agulhas, Waenhuiskrans, Napier, Gansbaai, Struis Napier, Gansbaai, Struis Bay, Swellendam, Bay, Swellendam, Barrydale, Bonnievale. Barrydale, Bonnievale. Breede River Tulbach, Gouda, Wolseley, Breede River Tulbach, Gouda, Wolseley, Worcester, De Doorns, Worcester, De Doorns, Rawsonville, Touws River, Rawsonville, Touws River, Zweletemba, Prince Alfred Zweletemba, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Ceres, Robertson, Hamlet, Ceres, Robertson, Mcgregor, Montagu, Ashton, Mcgregor, Montagu, Ashton, Zolani. Zolani. Border East London, Beacon Bay, Border East London, King Williams Eureka, Gonubie, Kidd’s Town, Stutterheim, Beach, Macleantown, Cathcart, Queenstown Winterstrand, Cintsa, Cambridge, Gompo Town, King Williams Town, Kei Road, Ginsburg, Stutterheim, Cathcart, Hogsback, Queenstown, Mlungisi. Algoa Port Elizabeth, Sea View, Algoa Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage. Theescombe, Blue Horizon Bay, Colleen Glen, Kini Bay, Sardinia Bay, Colchester, Motherwell, Kwamagxaki, Kwadwesi, Uitenhage, Despatch, Kwanobuhle. Rest of Eastern Kirkwood, Addo, Somerset Rest of Eastern Kirkwood, Somerset East, Cape East, Cookhouse Cape Cradock, Middelburg, Bhongweni, Lingelihle, Steynsburg, Hofmeyer, Cradock, Middelburg, Tarkastad, Sterkstroom, Kwanonzame, Steynsburg, Joubertina, Humansdorp, Hofmeyr, Tarkastad, Zola, Hankey, Graaff-Reinette, Sterkstroom, Joubertina, Aberdeen, Willowmore,