June shines for Orkney tourist accommodation sector
Figures have revealed that Orkney’s tourist accommodation sector enjoyed a very successful June, with much higher than average occupancy rates.
Produced by TNS Travel and Tourism for VisitScotland, the figures show Orkney’s hotels reporting a 90% room occupancy rate for the month of June, a 4% increase on the same period last year and significantly higher than the national average of 74%.
Guest houses and B&Bs also performed well with a 4% increase on last June’s room occupancy rates, resulting in a figure of 72% compared with the Scotland-wide figure of 64%.
Meanwhile unit occupancy figures for self-catering properties were marginally down on last year, but again much higher than the Scotland average, at 87% and 67% respectively.
Occupancy figures have also been released for the first half of 2006. These show Orkney hotels reporting 53% room occupancy over the period January to June, which is 1% up on the same period last year; guest houses and B&Bs with a 43% room occupancy rate, an increase of 4% on last year and 2% higher than the Scotland-wide figure; and self-catering properties reporting a 44% unit occupancy rate.
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