Accommodation establishments as of 31 July 2021 and their occupancy in the first half of 2021
A A AIn the first half of 2021, 5.3 million tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments and 14.9 million overnight stays were provided for them. Compared to the same period of 2020, this was lower by 27.8% and 23.4% respectively. Compared to the first half of 2020, the occupancy rate of accommodation establishments also decreased from 23.8% to 19.9%.
In the first half of 2021, restrictions on the operation of tourist accommodation establishments introduced in mid-March 2020 in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic were still in force in Poland. The scope of these restrictions was modified depending on the current epidemiological situation.
At the end of July 2021, 9942 tourist accommodation establishments were operating in Poland, i.e. by 3.4% (349 establishments) less than a year ago. Among the establishments operating in July, most were hotels (2521), followed by guest rooms (2007), other hotel establishments (957) and holiday centres (947). Most tourist accommodation establishments were located in Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship (1465), Pomorskie Voivodship (1390), Małopolskie Voivodship (1359) and Dolnośląskie Voivodship (945). These voivodships concentrated half of the country's accommodation establishments.