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<p>This article focuses on the current trends in accommodation industry development in European countries through the study of satisfaction with tourists’ increasing demand for accommodation. The total number of tourist nights spent at accommodation establishments continues to increase. Nevertheless, the growth of this indicator is significantly different across both regions and accommodation activity types. Moreover, the decrease in the number of tourist nights spent due to the impact of crises and destructive factors also varies. Based on the results of a data analysis of the Eurostat online database, we found that the number of beds at the accommodation establishments is not a key factor that determines the number of tourist nights spent. This finding represents the importance for the development strategy of considering not only the capacity of accommodation establishments, but also the variety of accommodation activity types. The data analysis of some countries’ cases points out that even a less robust accommodation industry has opportunities to develop in a difficult and uncertain period. This study result has practical applications in an effective development strategy particularly in a time of crisis.</p>
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This article focuses on the current trends in accommodation industry development in European countries through the study of satisfaction with tourists’ increasing demand for accommodation. The total number of tourist nights spent at accommodation establishments continues to increase. Nevertheless, the growth of this indicator is significantly different across both regions and accommodation activity types. Moreover, the decrease in the number of tourist nights spent due to the impact of crises and destructive factors also varies. Based on the results of a data analysis of the Eurostat online database, we found that the number of beds at the accommodation establishments is not a key factor that determines the number of tourist nights spent. This finding represents the importance for the development strategy of considering not only the capacity of accommodation establishments, but also the variety of accommodation activity types. The data analysis of some countries’ cases points out that even a less robust accommodation industry has opportunities to develop in a difficult and uncertain period. This study result has practical applications in an effective development strategy particularly in a time of crisis.

Development Opportunities for the Accommodation Industry: Evidence from European Countries

Poltava University of Economics and Trade

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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This article focuses on the current trends in accommodation industry development in European countries through the study of satisfaction with tourists’...

Development Opportunities for the Accommodation Industry: Evidence from European Countries

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 12 - 30

Received: Apr 25, 2020

Accepted: Oct 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2022-0001

Keywords
accommodation industry, development in a time of crisis, types of accommodation activities, capacity of tourist accommodation establishments, nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments

© 2022 Mykola Rohoza et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Development Opportunities for the Accommodation Industry: Evidence from European Countries

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 12 - 30

Received: Apr 25, 2020

Accepted: Oct 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2022-0001

Keywordsaccommodation industry, development in a time of crisis, types of accommodation activities, capacity of tourist accommodation establishments, nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments

© 2022 Mykola Rohoza et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
accommodation industry, development in a time of crisis, types of accommodation activities, capacity of tourist accommodation establishments, nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments