In May 2014, overnight stays in hotels were 180,880 compared to 160,560 in May 2013.
Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 80% of the total number of overnight stays in May and increased by 13% compared with May 2013. At the same time the overnight stays of Icelanders increased by 11%.
| Overnight stays in hotels | ||||||
| May | June - May | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total | 160,557 | 180,880 | 13 | 1,910,865 | 2,165,421 | 13 |
| Capital region | 109,607 | 123,544 | 13 | 1,319,767 | 1,481,912 | 12 |
| Southwest | 8,040 | 8,831 | 10 | 80,125 | 95,005 | 19 |
| West and Westfjords | 6,476 | 7,129 | 10 | 72,601 | 89,540 | 23 |
| Northwest and Northeast | 12,675 | 13,202 | 4 | 147,250 | 164,423 | 12 |
| East | 7,658 | 5,489 | -28 | 79,598 | 83,247 | 5 |
| South | 16,101 | 22,685 | 41 | 211,524 | 251,294 | 19 |
| Icelanders | 33,137 | 36,857 | 11 | 323,419 | 352,504 | 9 |
| Foreign visitors | 127,420 | 144,023 | 13 | 1,587,446 | 1,812,917 | 14 |
The data above only show overnight stays in hotels that are operating for the whole year. Guesthouses and summer hotels are not included in this category.