As part of the EU Directive on Tourism Statistics adopted in 1995, the UK must report regularly a specified range of statistics to Eurostat, the official statistical office of the European Community. Included in these statistics are monthly occupancy rates for UK serviced accommodation. The responsibility for providing this data lies with the four National Tourist Boards. 

Objectives 
To monitor monthly bed and room occupancy for serviced accommodation. The types of accommodation in the survery are hotels (including motels, travel lodges and inns), guest houses and private houses (including farmhouses) offering bed and breakfast to visitors. 

Key information collected: 

Monthly occupancy rates  
Weekend versus weekday occupancy  
UK versus overseas origin  
Average length of stay    

Survey Method 
A sample of establishments are recruited to the survey and asked to complete a data form each month, giving details of their nightly occupancy. The data returned is processed and analysed to produce monthly occupancy rates for the whole area and for specific categories of type, size, location etc. The UKOS co-ordinator uses the nation and regional rates in the calculation of UK rates.            

For more information about joining the England Occupancy Survey of Serviced Accommodation please visit www.occupancy.org.uk/eos/        

Accommodation Stock in England

• Serviced Accommodation Census 2007 (PDF 39KB)
• Non-Serviced Accommodation Census 2007 (PDF 40KB)
  
  

2008 

• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey June 2008 (PDF)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey May 2008 (PDF)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey April 2008 (PDF) 
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey February 2008 (PDF)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey March 2008 (PDF)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey January 2008 (PDF 32KB)         

2007

• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey Annual Summary (PDF 23KB)
• United Kingdon Occupancy Survey December 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey November 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey October 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey September 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey August 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey July 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey June 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey - May 2007 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey - April 07 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey - March 07 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey - February 07 (PDF 32KB)
• United Kingdom Occupancy Survey - January 07 (PDF 32KB)                          

2006

• 2006 United Kingdom Occupancy Survey Summary Report (PDF 48KB)                     

2005

• 2005 UK Occupancy Survey Summary Report (PDF 49KB)                                   

Pre 2005 Results

• 1997-2004 Annual UK Accommodation Occupancy Figures (PDF 39.8KB)
• 1997-2005 Monthly UK Accommodation Occupancy Figures (PDF 29KB)
• 2004 UK Occupancy Survey Summary Report (PDF 73KB)
• 2003 UK Occupancy Survey Summary Report (PDF 54KB)
• 2002 UK Occupancy Survey Summary Report (PDF 64KB)
• 2001 UK Occupancy Survey Summary Report (PDF 36KB)
  

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