Number of guest nights in hotels in Norway 2008-2018, by purpose
What is the most common purpose for spending the night in Norwegian hotels? This statistic shows the number of guest nights in hotels and similar accommodation in Norway from 2008 to 2018, by purpose of the accommodation. Since 2009, the number of guest nights generally increased. In 2018, roughly 2.8 million guest nights in connection with a course or conference were reported. Occupation was the purpose of about nine million guest nights, while holiday and recreation made up the largest share of total overnight stays, with 13.2 million nights in Norwegian hotels.