{"version":"1","article":{"id":"norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","slug":"norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Norway recorded 5.54 million commercial guest nights in August","summary":"SSB counted 5,542,649 guest nights at commercial accommodation establishments in August, up 0.4% year on year. Nights by foreign visitors rose while those by Norwegian residents declined.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Norway (SSB) — Accommodation statistics, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/reiseliv/statistikk/overnattingar","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"norway-commercial-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Norveç ticari konaklama misafir geceleri, Ağustos 2026","en":"Norway commercial accommodation guest nights, August 2026","ar":"ليالي الإقامة التجارية في النرويج، أغسطس 2026","fr":"Nuitées des hébergements commerciaux en Norvège, août 2026","es":"Pernoctaciones de alojamientos comerciales en Noruega, agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"SSB’nin konaklama türü ve misafir ikamet yerini ayıran ulusal aylık sayımları.","en":"SSB’s national monthly counts broken down by accommodation type and guest residence.","ar":"الأعداد الشهرية الوطنية لدى SSB بحسب نوع الإقامة ومحل إقامة الضيف.","fr":"Comptages mensuels nationaux de SSB ventilés par hébergement et résidence du client.","es":"Recuentos mensuales nacionales de SSB desglosados por alojamiento y residencia del huésped."},"methodology":{"tr":"Bir misafir gecesi bir kişinin tek gece konaklamasıdır. Ticari ve ticari olmayan toplamlar ayrı tutulur.","en":"One guest night is one person staying one night. Commercial and non-commercial totals are kept separate.","ar":"ليلة الإقامة هي مبيت شخص واحد ليلة واحدة. تُفصل المجاميع التجارية عن غير التجارية.","fr":"Une nuitée correspond à une personne hébergée une nuit. Les totaux commerciaux et non commerciaux restent distincts.","es":"Una pernoctación equivale a una persona alojada una noche. Los totales comerciales y no comerciales se mantienen separados."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/reiseliv/statistikk/overnattingar"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:05:31Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Ticari konaklama misafir geceleri","en":"Commercial accommodation guest nights","ar":"ليالي الإقامة التجارية","fr":"Nuitées des hébergements commerciaux","es":"Pernoctaciones de alojamientos comerciales"},"value":5542649,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"norway-commercial-accommodation-guest-nights","unitCode":"count","geography":"norway","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Norveç’te ikamet eden misafir geceleri","en":"Guest nights by Norway residents","ar":"ليالي المقيمين في النرويج","fr":"Nuitées des résidents norvégiens","es":"Pernoctaciones de residentes en Noruega"},"value":3011611,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"norway-resident-accommodation-guest-nights","unitCode":"count","geography":"norway","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yabancı ziyaretçi misafir geceleri","en":"Guest nights by foreign visitors","ar":"ليالي الزوار الأجانب","fr":"Nuitées des visiteurs étrangers","es":"Pernoctaciones de visitantes extranjeros"},"value":2531038,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"norway-foreign-visitor-accommodation-guest-nights","unitCode":"count","geography":"norway","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"norway-commercial-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"norway-commercial-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026/data/norway-commercial-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026/data/norway-commercial-accommodation-guest-nights-august-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Norway (SSB) published its August 2026 accommodation statistics on 1 October. Commercial accommodation establishments recorded 5,542,649 guest nights, an increase of 0.4% from August 2025. The total includes hotels, camping sites, holiday dwellings and youth hostels. A “guest night” counts one person staying for one night; it does not count unique visitors, bookings or accommodation revenue.","By residence, guests living in Norway accounted for 3,011,611 nights, down 1.3% year on year. Foreign visitors accounted for 2,531,038 nights, up 2.6% from the same month last year. The opposing movements in the two groups shaped the modest increase in the total. The statistic classifies guests by country of residence; it does not report the purpose of their visit or their spending.","Hotels and similar establishments recorded 3,422,946 guest nights, up 3.0% year on year. Camping sites recorded 1,575,183 nights, a decline of 3.4%. Holiday dwellings and youth hostels totalled 544,520 nights, also down 3.4%. In hotels, nights by foreign visitors rose 10.4%, while nights by Norwegian residents fell 2.0%. The subcategories therefore contributed different movements to the overall result.","SSB also reports non-commercial accommodation separately: this category recorded 156,404 nights, down 5.3% year on year. That figure should not be added to the commercial-establishment total. The table classifies stays by accommodation type and guest residence. The results are national totals for Norway, not a performance measure for a particular town or business. Broader assessments of visitor flows or tourism’s value added require other statistics.","From February 2026, SSB changed how it calculates guest nights for seasonal camping contracts when a site cannot report exact nights. In such cases, operators can report the number of seasonal contracts in use, and SSB estimates nights using historical factors based on the month and county where the campsite is located. This is part of the data collection method and should not be treated as a direct guest-night count reported by every operator. SSB says the factors draw on historical data and dialogue with the industry.","The August figure is a single-month observation in the late summer season. The 0.4% increase in total nights cannot be interpreted as the same increase in annual tourism revenue; prices, length of stay, room occupancy and spending are separate factors. SSB updates the accommodation statistics monthly, with the next release listed for 4 November 2026. The figures in this report are guest nights from the source table, not live booking data or a forecast for later periods."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"SSB counted 5,542,649 guest nights at commercial accommodation establishments in August, up 0.4% year on year. Nights by foreign visitors rose while those by Norwegian residents declined.\n\nStatistics Norway (SSB) published its August 2026 accommodation statistics on 1 October. Commercial accommodation establishments recorded 5,542,649 guest nights, an increase of 0.4% from August 2025. The total includes hotels, camping sites, holiday dwellings and youth hostels. A “guest night” counts one person staying for one night; it does not count unique visitors, bookings or accommodation revenue.\n\nBy residence, guests living in Norway accounted for 3,011,611 nights, down 1.3% year on year. Foreign visitors accounted for 2,531,038 nights, up 2.6% from the same month last year. The opposing movements in the two groups shaped the modest increase in the total. The statistic classifies guests by country of residence; it does not report the purpose of their visit or their spending.\n\nHotels and similar establishments recorded 3,422,946 guest nights, up 3.0% year on year. Camping sites recorded 1,575,183 nights, a decline of 3.4%. Holiday dwellings and youth hostels totalled 544,520 nights, also down 3.4%. In hotels, nights by foreign visitors rose 10.4%, while nights by Norwegian residents fell 2.0%. The subcategories therefore contributed different movements to the overall result.\n\nSSB also reports non-commercial accommodation separately: this category recorded 156,404 nights, down 5.3% year on year. That figure should not be added to the commercial-establishment total. The table classifies stays by accommodation type and guest residence. The results are national totals for Norway, not a performance measure for a particular town or business. Broader assessments of visitor flows or tourism’s value added require other statistics.\n\nFrom February 2026, SSB changed how it calculates guest nights for seasonal camping contracts when a site cannot report exact nights. In such cases, operators can report the number of seasonal contracts in use, and SSB estimates nights using historical factors based on the month and county where the campsite is located. This is part of the data collection method and should not be treated as a direct guest-night count reported by every operator. SSB says the factors draw on historical data and dialogue with the industry.\n\nThe August figure is a single-month observation in the late summer season. The 0.4% increase in total nights cannot be interpreted as the same increase in annual tourism revenue; prices, length of stay, room occupancy and spending are separate factors. SSB updates the accommodation statistics monthly, with the next release listed for 4 November 2026. The figures in this report are guest nights from the source table, not live booking data or a forecast for later periods.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}