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Overview

  • The Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey (SAOS) gathers tourist accommodation occupancy data. This includes data from a sample of hotels via an opt-in voluntary survey.
  • The survey is commissioned by VisitScotland. It is carried out by the research agency, The Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development.
  • The monthly report compares the latest available month with that of the same month in the previous year.
  • Analysis is provided by room and bed occupancy, location, tariff and star rating.
  • Each monthly report is published two months after the month in question to allow for data collection and analysis.

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels December 2023

Published March 2024

1. Key Statistics

44.29%

Average monthly hotel room occupancy for December 2023

45.48%

Average monthly hotel room occupancy for December 2022

Source: Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey, 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels November 2023

Published February 2024

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels October 2023

Published December 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels September 2023

Published November 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels August 2023

Published November 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels July 2023

Published October 2023

Download Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels June 2023 report pdf

Published September 2023

Download Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels May 2023 report pdf

Published September 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels April 2023

Published May 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels March 2023

Published February 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels February 2023

Published May 2023

Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels January 2023

Published April 2023

3. How to take part

If you are a Scottish accommodation business and would like to benefit from this free opportunity to monitor your occupancy, contact the Moffat Centre.

Email the Moffat Centre

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