In april, where Denmark was closed partially down throughout the month, the decrease of the total number of turistovernatninger with just under 2.1 million.
It corresponded to a decrease of 76 percent compared to the same month last year. This was stated by the Statistics Denmark.
Particularly the hotels were hit hard in april when it because of coronaudbruddet was shut down for the inflow of foreign tourists. For the hotels overall, there was a decrease in the number of overnight stays of 1.2 million or 92 percent.
At represented the interests Horesta, who speaks on behalf of the hotels, call president Jens Zimmer Christensen april to a historic low point for the profession.
He hopes that the industry never has to go through a crisis like this again.
– Nothing can compare with the impact that this virus led with him, and there is a big work in getting tourism back on the right track, ” says Jens Zimmer Christensen in a comment.
For the hostels and feriecentrene dropped the accommodation with respectively 89 and 83 percent, compared to april of last year.
the Campsites were less hard hit, as they had a drop of 46 percent.
This is probably due, to because of their outdoor facilities and fastliggere was the campsites are not as greatly affected by the lack of tourists as the other overnatningsformer.
Also looking towards experienced in april a decrease in the number of nights.
Figures from Statistics Denmark show that in april were a total of 602.700 nights in the bathroom with shower are standard. It was 67 percent below the level in april last year.
looking towards distress otherwise great of an increase in the number of Danish nights of 35 percent. But it could not offset that there virtually was no foreign nights in april.
the Rest of the year looks in turn makes sense out of the bathroom with shower are standard.
By the end of may was booked 373.000 husuger for the rest of 2020, and it is two percent more than the same time last year.
the increase is mainly due to the Danish tourists have booked twice as many husuger compared to the same time last year.