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More guests from abroad: Swiss hotel occupancy rates are also better in July

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The number of foreign tourists continues to increase. Pictured: Tourists admire the view of Lake Lucerne from Mount Pilate. (archive image)

4.7 million overnight stays at local hotels were counted in July, the Federal Statistics Office (BFS) announced on Tuesday; This means an increase of 4.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The reason for the increase is the hosting of more guests from abroad. Foreign tourists made up the majority of overnight stays, which increased by 15 percent to 2.5 million.

The Swiss, on the other hand, increasingly took vacations outside their national borders in July. The number of local guests fell by a significant 5 percent to 2.2 million. In early June, hotels had to accept an almost 3 percent drop in domestic guests.

But overall, everything points to more guests staying in Swiss hotels this year than ever before. In the first half of the year, there was a significant increase in overnight stays by almost 14 percent compared to the previous year. This also represents an increase of 3.6 percent compared to the previous record year, 2019.

(SDA)

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