Federal Statistics Office, Switzerland

Metainformation:Last changes: New record (new month) Room reference: Tourist regions as of 1.1.2017Characters used : '...' : Number not given as not relevant or not availableComments: Hotel sector: hotels and health establishments Open establishments: number of establishments open for at least one day during the month under reviewMethodological note on youth hostels: From 1 January 2017, fourteen Swiss youth hostels establishments whose characteristics largely correspond to the criteria of the NOGA (General Classification of Economic Activities) for hotels and similar accommodation will be included in the accommodation statistics. This circumstance must be taken into account when interpreting the 2017 results.Tourist regionSince January 2017, Bern Region and the Bernese Oberland have been combined in a single region called Bern Region. In January 2020, the districts of Lebern, Bucheggberg, Wasseramt, Solothurn and Thal change from the Jura & Drei-Seen-Land Tourism Region to the Aargau Tourism Region. This changes are due to the new geographical distributions decided by the Swiss Conference of Regional Tourism Directors (RDK/CDR).Tourist regionAargau Region* : new tourist region from 01.01.2015IndicatorRoomsNumber of available rooms in open establishmentsBedsNumber of available beds in open establishmentsRoom occupancyNumber of room nights divided by the total net room capacity of the period under review, expressed as a percentage (the net room capacity is the number of rooms in an establishment in the month under review multiplied by the number of opening days of this establishment is open during this month).Bed occupancyNumber of overnight stays divided by the total net bed capacity for the period under review, expressed as a percentage (the net bed capacity corresponds to the number of beds in an establishment in the month under review multiplied by the number of days this establishment is open during that month).

Metainformation:Last modified: new data set 2018 Survey reference day: January of the following year State of the database: 03.01.2019 Spatial reference: Cantons as for 1.1.1997 Data source: Federal roads office (FEDRO) - IVZ-vehicles, former MOFIS databaseComments Every month the FSO receives an extract from the database listing all newly registered road vehicles in Switzerland for the current year up until the end of the previous month. The monthly figures are always provisional. Late registrations for previous months are probable. Every month the data for all previous months is overwritten. The commune of residence is defined by the postal code and postal locality in the owner's address.CantonThe canton is defined by the owner's address and not by the registration plate.Vehicle group / typeThe different vehicle types are defined in the Ordinance on the Technical Requirements for Road Vehicles (RVTRO) SR 741.41, art. 6 to 28 (in German).