Market Analysis
Accommodation statistics Q1-Q3 2015
Berlin overnight stays 2015: 22.8 million in nine months
Berlin recorded 9.2 million guests and 22.8 million overnight stays in the first three quarters of 2015. International visitors accounted for 45.2 percent of all stays.
Peter Guthmann
In the first three quarters of 2015, Berlin counted 9.2 million guests and 22.8 million overnight stays in registered accommodation. That is 4.8 percent more arrivals and 5.6 percent more overnight stays than the same period last year.
Strongest growth in July
July stood out with a 10.9 percent increase in overnight stays. In August, guest numbers dipped slightly (minus 1.6 percent), but overnight stays still rose by 1 percent. Visitors stayed longer. The average length of stay was 2.48 nights per guest.
International guests at 45.2 percent
Foreign visitors contributed disproportionately to growth and accounted for 45.2 percent of all overnight stays. The trend is clear: not only are more guests arriving, they are also staying longer.
Capacity growing slower than demand
At the end of September 2015, Berlin had 801 registered accommodation establishments with at least ten beds. Available bed capacity rose three percent to around 138,800. An additional eleven campsites were available. Average bed occupancy from January to September was 61 percent, reaching 67.6 percent in September alone. Demand at 5.6 percent is outpacing capacity growth at 3 percent.
Relevance for Berlin's property market
The figures also matter for the housing market. Official statistics do not capture the many privately let holiday apartments that reduce the regular supply of rental housing. The political debate around the misuse of residential space is likely to intensify given these numbers.