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 - Hotel December 2024
Published February 2025
1. Key Statistics
64.00%
Average monthly hotel room occupancy for December 2024
44.29%
Average monthly hotel room occupancy for December 2023
Source: Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey, 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotel November 2024
Published January 2025
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels October 2024
Published January 2025
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels September 2024
Published November 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels August 2024
Published September 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels July 2024
Published September 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels June2024
Published September 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotel April 2024
Published July 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotel April 2024
Published June 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels March 2024
Published May 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels February 2024
Published May 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Hotels January 2024
Published May 2024
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