TOURIST ACCOMMODATION

The total takings from all forms of tourist accommodation in South Australia in the September 2007 quarter were $102.9 million, which was 4.2% of the Australian total of $2,457.3 million. For the year ended September 2007, total tourist accommodation takings in South Australia were $428.3 million, or 4.6% of the Australian total. The South Australian takings had increased by 7.4% over those for the year ended September 2006.

For the year ending September 2007, tourist guest arrivals at South Australian hotels, motels and serviced apartments with five or more rooms and visitor hostels amounted to 2,522,318 persons, or 5.4% of the Australian total, and 4.2% more than for the year ended September 2006.

For the year ended September 2007, takings from hotels, motels and serviced apartments with fifteen or more rooms in South Australia were $324.9 million, or 75.9% of the total tourist accommodation takings. Similarly, this type of accommodation caters for over three-quarters of the guest arrivals, with 2,184,800 (or 86.6% of all guests) being received in South Australia in the year ended September 2007.

Room occupancy rates for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with fifteen or more rooms for the September 2007 quarter were 65.5% for South Australia in trend terms.