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Tourist accommodation in South Africa: stay unit nights

Stay unit nights sold by tourist accommodation in South Africa each month since January 2007, for the industry as a whole and by type of accommodation. A stay unit is a room, apartment, chalet or camping site. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures.

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The data

236 rows, 13 columns.

year Year
Year of the data 2007 – 2026
month Number
Month of the data (1–12) 1 – 12
year_month Date
Year and month of the data as YYYY-MM-DD. The day (01) is a placeholder. 2007-01-01 – 2026-08-01
total_actual Number
Stay unit nights sold for all tourist accommodation (total industry); actual figures, not seasonally adjusted 58600 – 2596200
hotels_actual Number
Stay unit nights sold for hotels; actual figures, not seasonally adjusted 43300 – 1655600
caravan_parks_camping_actual Number
Stay unit nights sold for caravan parks and camping sites; actual figures, not seasonally adjusted 1200 – 176900
guest_houses_farms_actual Number
Stay unit nights sold for guest houses and guest farms; actual figures, not seasonally adjusted 2600 – 429900
other_accommodation_actual Number
Stay unit nights sold for other accommodation, which includes lodges, bed-and-breakfast establishments and self-catering establishments; actual figures, not seasonally adjusted 8400 – 626000
total_sa Number
Stay unit nights sold for all tourist accommodation (total industry); seasonally adjusted by Stats SA 61700 – 2566700
hotels_sa Number
Stay unit nights sold for hotels; seasonally adjusted by Stats SA 45800 – 1606600
caravan_parks_camping_sa Number
Stay unit nights sold for caravan parks and camping sites; seasonally adjusted by Stats SA 1200 – 146900
guest_houses_farms_sa Number
Stay unit nights sold for guest houses and guest farms; seasonally adjusted by Stats SA 3000 – 375700
other_accommodation_sa Number
Stay unit nights sold for other accommodation, which includes lodges, bed-and-breakfast establishments and self-catering establishments; seasonally adjusted by Stats SA 8600 – 580600

Latest rows

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202672026-07-0120321001395600952001451003962002067700142190096800148400400600
202662026-06-0117781001229200861001283003345002006600138610091600147900381000
202652026-05-0119094001321500868001396003615002028100139180091000151100394300
202642026-04-012007100134020010920014800040970020633001405200101100149900407000
202632026-03-0121653001475600879001733004285002034600138830090500150600405200
202622026-02-0119268001355700766001419003526001979100138070092000135200371300
202612026-01-0118407001269100885001367003464001944800135760094000137100356100
2025122025-12-01207460014233001111001456003946001943700137250090500135900344700
2025112025-11-0120922001479400844001505003779001987700137780093000144000372900
2025102025-10-012160000151930010770013790039510020070001393700103500136700373000
202592025-09-0119707001392400996001255003532001924700134660092500135300350300
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