Occupancy surveys | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

These data provide indicative monthly occupancy rates and are revised and finalised in the Annual Publication.

The Online Occupancy Survey

From January 2023, the Occupancy Survey moved to an online methodology. In previous years the survey was based on postal and email returns however the new methodology aims to collect data in a more environmentally conscious and user-friendly way.

Further information and Guidance on how to complete the online survey on the online Occupancy Survey can be found here The Online Occupancy Survey

Contrary to Practice 3.6 of the Code of Practice for Statistics the official statistics for November 2025 were not published until 11.30am on the day of release, rather than the required time of 9.30am. This was due to technical issues with the website. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Monthly Hotel Occupancy Survey

The latest hotel occupancy monthly tables can be accessed below:

Monthly Small Service Occupancy Survey

The latest monthly guesthouse, bed & breakfast and guest accommodation occupancy statistics can be accessed below.

The Research section in Tourism Northern Ireland was responsible for any results prior to 2011, these publications can be accessed through the Tourism Northern Ireland website.

Useful links

More information on data quality can be found at

Tourism Statistics Data Quality

More information on the quality of administrative sources can be found at

Quality of administrative sources

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