• Statistical Series
• 12. April 2013
• Vol 98, Issue 11
• ISSN: 1670-4584



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The total number of overnight stays was 3.7 million in the year 2012, which is an 15.1% increase compared with the year 2011. Nights spent by foreign tourists accounted for 77% of the total number of overnight stays in 2012 and increased by 18% compared with previous year. At the same time overnight stays of Icelanders decreased by 6%. From 2011 to 2012 the number of overnight stays increased in all types of accommodation establishments except for sleeping-bag facilities and lodges in the wilderness.