In January 2014, overnight stays in hotels were 123,800 compared to 91,000 in January 2013.
Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 84% of the total number of overnight stays in January and increased by 39% compared with January 2013. At the same time the overnight stays of Icelanders increased by 22%.
| Overnight stays in hotels | ||||||
| January | February- January | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total | 91,017 | 123,778 | 36 | 1,813,062 | 2,079,804 | 15 |
| Capital region | 73,929 | 100,940 | 37 | 1,268,397 | 1,412,985 | 11 |
| Southwest | 4,358 | 5,700 | 31 | 73,517 | 91,887 | 25 |
| West and Westfjords | 1,962 | 2,935 | 50 | 64,215 | 88,443 | 38 |
| Northwest and Northeast | 4,479 | 4,262 | -5 | 136,794 | 160,736 | 18 |
| East | 1,275 | 1,906 | 49 | 69,321 | 90,213 | 30 |
| South | 5,014 | 8,035 | 60 | 200,818 | 235,540 | 17 |
| Icelanders | 16,034 | 19,592 | 22 | 312,449 | 344,055 | 10 |
| Foreign visitors | 74,983 | 104,186 | 39 | 1,500,613 | 1,735,749 | 16 |
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.
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