Tourism Statistics Annual Report

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1 Tourism Statistics 2012 Annual Report Research and Development Department, June 2012

2 Table of Contents PREFACE... 3 THE WORLD TOURISM SCENE... 3 THIS REPORT... 3 INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL STATISTICS... 4 INTRODUCTION... 4 PROFILE OF VISITORS... 4 MODE OF TRANSPORT AND PURPOSE OF VISIT TO LESOTHO?... 8 LENGTH OF STAY IN LESOTHO... 9 ACCOMMODATION STATISTICS INTRODUCTION SUPPLY OF ACCOMMODATION DEMAND FOR ACCOMMODATION CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS DEFINITIONS OF TERMS ANNEXES ARRIVAL STATISTICAL TABLES, ACCOMMODATION STATISTICAL TABLES Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 2

3 Preface The World Tourism Scene According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international arrivals grew by 4 percent in 2012, reaching the remarkable 1,035 million arrivals. This increase in arrivals posted an increase of 4 percent in receipts to the value of US$ 1,075 billion. This Report This report is a regular publication of the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation that aims to provide an overview of the tourism performance in Lesotho. This year the statistics on tourism in Lesotho are presented in a single document. The reason for this is mainly to bring to the attention of users the linkage between the different types of tourism information. Specifically the report presents two elements of tourism statistics; the analysis of 2012 international visitor arrival to Lesotho as well as the analysis of the performance of the accommodation sector during the same period. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 3

4 International Arrival Statistics Introduction The analysis of International visitor arrivals to Lesotho includes; total number of arrivals to Lesotho in a year and month, purpose of visit, mode of transport to Lesotho, how long visitors stay and country of residence. The data presented in this report was gathered from 10 ports of entry namely, Caledon spoort, Moshoeshoe I International Airport, Vanroyeen s Gate, Maputsoe Bridge, Sani Pass Border Post, Peka Bridge, Tele Bridge, Makhaleng Bridge, Qacha s Nek Bridge and Maseru Bridge. Profile of Visitors From which regions were visitors? In 2012, it was encouraging to observe the growth of international arrivals to Lesotho by 6.14 percent to 422,597 as compared to 398,149, recorded in the previous year. Africa maintained its position of being the leader in international arrivals to Lesotho, hitting as high as percent of total arrivals to Lesotho. Europe maintained the second position though it was 0.20 points less as compared to the previous year (3.20 and 3.00 percent of total arrivals in 2011 and 2012 respectively). America and Asia managed to register only 0.72 and 0.70 percent respectively. Figure 2 shows that, arrivals from Asia increased remarkably by percent followed by those from Africa with 6.39 percent. On the contrary, those from America and Europe decreased by 3.81 and 0.62 percent respectively. Africa remained a strong visitor source market because of South Africa which was still the largest contributor of arrivals to Lesotho recording percent of total arrivals from Africa. In America United States was the major contributor with percent of arrivals from America while from Europe Germany was the largest contributor with percent of arrivals from that region. The picture from the Asians shows that, China registered highest with percent of arrivals from the Asian region. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 4

5 Distribution of Visitors by Years and Months Figure 3 shows that, since 2006 arrivals to Lesotho assumed a wavering trend with troughs between 2006 and 2009 as well as 2010 and The reason for the first trough was the economic down turn that was experienced in those years, while the second one was the result of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament that was hosted in South Africa. On the other hand, arrivals to Lesotho decreased in 2011 because of the heavy snow that was seen in that year, which inhibited access to most of the popular attractions as well as undertaking of some touristic activities that may not be suitable during the snow season (e.g pony trekking, 4x4 trekking and mountaineering). With regards to the increase in 2012 arrivals, it is important to note that, this resulted from a combination of increased marketing efforts and the extension of data collection to Qacha s Nek Bridge. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 5

6 Figure 4 below illustrates the seasonality of arrivals to Lesotho over the years. It shows that for all the years, Lesotho normally begins the year with a low season in arrivals while the peak hits in April followed by troughs in May. Thereafter the arrivals normally increase, reaching a peak in July and August followed by another trough in September to October then with peaks again in December. The reason for this pattern is that, Easter Holidays fall in April so more visitors come in, in July a lot of people come for skiing and to experience the magnificent scenery of the mountains covered in the snow blanket while December is a festive season month therefore Lesotho welcomes more visitors during that time. Distribution of Visitors by Age and Sex Figure 5 below presents analysis by Age and Sex, which indicates that, age wise, the majority of visitors were in between 25 and 44 years accounting for percent of total male and percent of total female visitors. The second largest age group was 45 to 64 accounting for percent of male visitors and percent of female visitors. The age group that recorded the smallest proportions of visitors was age group 65 years and above with 3.65 percent of male and 4.56 percent of total female visitors. Overall, female visitors constituted slightly more than half of male visitors (35.31 percent females compared with percent males). Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 6

7 Where did Visitors to Lesotho come from? This section presents analysis of arrivals by country of residence. Table 1 below illustrates that, South Africa represented the largest share (93.31 percent) of arrivals to Lesotho when compared to other countries. The arrivals from most of the countries increased in However, some declines were observed from major source Markets. Table 1: Arrivals by Country of Residence, % of Total and % Change Country % of 2012 % Change Botswana 1,419 1, Malawi South Africa 371, , Swaziland 875 1, Zambia Zimbabwe 2,619 3, Other Africa 1,862 2, Canada United States 2,578 2, Other America Holland/Netherlands 2,890 3, Germany 3,927 3, United Kingdom 2,585 1, Other Europe 3,349 3, China India Taiwan Other Asia 1,547 1, Middle East No Response Total 398, , Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 7

8 United States declined by percent, Germany by 4.61 percent and United Kingdom by percent. Despite the observed declines in arrivals from other major source markets, Germany, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe United States United Kingdom and Holland/Netherlands retained their positions of being among the top ten source markets for arrivals to Lesotho. One of the reasons for the observed pattern could be the fact that Lesotho is land-locked by South Africa so South Africans often travel to this country for business purposes. Some of the South Africans who visit Lesotho were initially Basotho and they come to Lesotho to visit friends and relatives. Mode of Transport and Purpose of Visit to Lesotho How did visitors get here and why were they here? In order to have a transport system that is convenient to the visitors, we need to have information on mode of transport preferred by visitors. Table 2 shows that, Moshoeshoe I International Airport, the only air access point to Lesotho, handled only 2.50 percent of total visitors to Lesotho in The remaining percent used road transport to get to Lesotho during the year under review. This can be attributed to the fact that the majority of visitors came from South Africa which is easily reachable (since other visitors can use public transport) and cheaper by road. Further analysis from the same table by Purpose of visit illustrates that, more than half (56.44 percent) of visitors came for Other purposes which could probably include those who came to visit friends and relatives. A notable share of percent came for holiday while percent came for Business. The table further shows that, among those who came by air, Business visitors were dominant with percent while among those who used road transport, Visitors who came for Other purposes were dominant with percent. Table 2: Percentage Distribution of Arrivals by Mode of Transport and Purpose of Visit Purpose Air Road % of Total Business Employment Holiday Returning Resident School Other Not Stated % of Total The momentum pattern of visitors to Lesotho has undergone significant changes, including the fluctuation of the visitors numbers over the years. Likewise, figure 6 illustrates that, the proportion of holiday visitors has continuously declined over the years since 2008 to 2011 and then slightly increased by 1.46 percent from in 2011 to in On the contrary, visitors who stated Other as their purpose of visit have been continuously increasing over the same period. It is a noteworthy fact that, these (Other) could include visitors coming to visit friends and relatives as it has been indicated earlier in the report that, the data collection tool does not make provision for such a category to be clearly distinguished. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 8

9 Length of Stay in Lesotho How long did visitors stay in Lesotho? Longer stay, which may later translate to increased occupancy rates and revenue, may be encouraged through the development of appropriate tourism facilities and activities throughout the country. This therefore calls for compilation and analysis of information on Length of Stay. It should be noted that the analysis on Length of Stay presented in this report is based on intended not actual Length of Stay. Figure 7 shows the percentage distribution of visitors by number of intended stay nights during It shows that, the majority of visitors did not intend to spend a night in Lesotho (25.08 percent), while a considerable proportion (21.44 percent) of visitors intended to stay 1 to 3 nights. Further significant proportions of 16.71, and percent intended to stay 4 to 7, 29 to 56 and 8 to 14 nights respectively. Further analysis of average intended length of stay by purpose of visit shows that, the average intended length of stay for all visitors was 10 nights representing an increase of 1 night as compared to Scholars and workers registered the highest average intended lengths of stay of 13 and 12 nights respectively. The number of intended nights by Business visitors remained lowest and constant at 6 nights as compared to Holiday makers and those who came for other purposes intended to stay for an average of 10 nights. Table 3: Visitor Nights by Purpose of Visit Purpose Visitor Nights % of Total Business 296, Employment 21, Holiday 1,303, Returning Resident 10, School 7, Other 2,385, Not Stated 5, All Visitors 4,225,970 Table 3 above shows the number of visitor nights by purpose of visit. The total number of nights spent by 422,597 visitors who came to Lesotho in 2012 is estimated to 4,225,970. This represents an increase of percent as compared to 3,583,441 tourist nights

10 that was recorded in More than half (56.44) of total visitor nights were stayed by those who came for other purposes while percent was stayed by Holiday makers. Peculiar to the analysis is the fact that, scholars and workers had the highest average length of stay but their nights were lower. This was due to the fact that, though they stayed longer but they are few in numbers. In simple terms this means that, few visitors who stay longer may not make up more nights as compared to more visitors who on average, stay for shorter nights. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 10

11 Accommodation Statistics Introduction domestic visitors use a variety of accommodation while they travel. These include hotels, lodges, guest houses, bed & breakfast, hostels, farmers training centers and backpackers. This report presents the analysis of information collected from all accommodation establishments in Lesotho who were able to submit their monthly statistical returns. The analysis therefore will cover the This section provides an overview of the accommodation sector in Lesotho. International and accommodation capacity, occupancy, revenue and employment in the accommodation sector. Supply of Accommodation How big was the accommodation sector? In 2012, there were 154 accommodation establishments in Lesotho, an increase of 9 establishments (or 6 percent) from 145 in The average capacity in available rooms increased from 2,756 to 3018 between 2011 and 2012, representing 9.51 percent growth in room capacity. The supply of accommodation rooms by type is presented in figure 9. The figure shows that, B&B and Guest Houses accounted for the largest share (57.14 percent) of the total room capacity in 2012, followed by Lodges with percent, Other types (13.64 percent) and Hotels with percent. Other includes rooms in backpackers, hostels, FTCs and homestays What was the spread of accommodation establishments by capacity? Figure 10 illustrates the percentage distribution of establishments by number of rooms. According to the figure, the majority (35.06 percent) of establishments had between rooms, followed by those with 5 9 rooms accounting for percent, 1 4 rooms with percent, rooms with percent and rooms with 8.44 percent. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 11

12 How many people were employed in the accommodation sector? In 2012, there were 2,678 employees in the accommodation sector. This number reflect an increase of 399 employees when compared to Figure 11 above shows that, slightly more than half (56.27 percent) were females while the remaining percent were males. It further shows that, all types of establishments employed more females than males (in all categories females constitute more than 50 percent). Further analysis shown in figure 12 illustrates that, of the total employees in the sector, the majority were employed in hotels, accounting for percent as compared to 28.42, and 5.65 percent of employees in B&B/Guest Houses, Lodges and Other types respectively. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 12

13 Skills In order for the tourism sector to improve, there is a need to provide appropriate training and development to employees in the accommodation as one of the sub-sectors in the realm of tourism. Figure 13 shows the distribution of skilled and unskilled employees in all accommodation facilities in Lesotho. It shows that slightly more than half (55.30 percent) of the total employess in the accommodation sub-sector were unskilled while percent wre skilled. Further analysis from the same figure shows that, among the skilled employees, a greater proportion of percent was employed in hotels followed by those emplyed in B&B/Guest Houses with percent, then by those employed in Other types of accommodation with percent and lastly by those engaged inlodges with percent. Similarly, among the unskilled employees, the majority were employed in hotels, accounting for percent, followed by those employed in B&B/Guest Houses with percent while still on the unskilled category, lodges and other types of accommodation swaped positions with and 6.68 percent respectively. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 13

14 Demand for Accommodation Guest Nights spent in 2012 Guest nights is an important yardstick in measuring the use of accommodation facilities. The total number of guest nights recorded in 2012 was 411,233. This means in 2012, 411,233 guests were received in accommodation facilities in Lesotho. Of that number, domestic guest nights accounted for percent while percent were international guest nights. This is due to the fact that, the main purchaser of accommodation in Lesotho is the Government because of a number of workshops that are held by different Ministries. Furthermore, this feature also coincides with the fact that, the majority of visitors to Lesotho came from South Africa, therefore most of them could have stayed with friends and relatives during their Earlier in the report, the analysis of arrival statistics indicates that there were 4,225,970 international visitor nights in When comparing this figure with foreign guest nights, it can be assumed that, only 3.68 percent of the nights were spent in accommodation facilities. visit. Market Share of Guest Nights by Accommodation Type In 2012, hotels hosted the largets share of guest nights at percent of total guest nights, followed by B&B/Guest Houses with percent, Lodges (19.60 percent) and Other types with only 5.54 percent (figure 14). Comparing the guests nights by type of for the largest share (51.05 percent) of domestic guests while lodges hosted the largest share (35.06 percent) of International guest nights. This was mainly because hotels have larger conference facilities than lodges, hence government workshops for domestic/locals guest, the figure further shows that, hotels accounted were mostly held at hotels. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 14

15 The Seasonal pattern in the Accommodation Sector According to the analysis illustrated in figure 15, the period of higher demand for accommodation was from February to April, June to August and November for either domestic or international guests. Higher domestic guest nights were observed between February and April and in November with the highest peak in November. This feature could be attributed to fact that, November is the month that most Ministries and government institutions start the budgeting process so a series of workshops and meetings are held in hotels until February when the budgets are finalised. On the other hand, the international guest nights were high in July to August. This was because of the snow season that was experienced in those months therefore more foreign visitors came to stay in Lesotho to experience and witness the magnificent scenery (of the mountains covered by the snow blanket) that Basotho proudly own during those months. Another reason for this observation could be because in the northern hemisphere, it is summer season during those months therefore, people from those places are likely to travel. The demand for Accommodation across the Districts Figure 16 presents the distribution of guest nights by Districts. In 2012, Maseru had the highest numbers of guest nights with percent for International, percent for Domestic and percent for the overall, reflecting its larger capacity. Leribe followed with less than 20 percent for all the categories. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 15

16 Occupancy Table 4 below shows the distribution of bed Occupancies by type of establishment and district. It illustrates that, Leribe had the highest bed occupancy of percent followed by Mafeteng with percent, Botha-Bothe with percent then by Maseru and Qacha s Nek with and percent respectively. The remaining districts recorded bed occupancy rates of below 20 percent with Quthing registering as low as 9.94 percent. In 2012, the overall bed occupancy rate increased by 0.95 percentage points (from percent to percent) as compared to Analysis by type of establishment from the same table shows that hotels recorded the highest bed occupancy at percent followed by lodges with percent, B&B/Guest houses at percent and Other types with percent. Table 4: Bed Occupancy Rates by Type of Establishment and District Type of Accommodation B&B/Guest District House Hotel Lodge Other Total Berea Botha Bothe Leribe Mafeteng Maseru Mohale's Hoek Mokhotlong Qacha's Nek Quthing Thaba Tseka Lesotho Analysis of bed occupancy by months is presented in figure 17 below. The figure depicts that in 2012, the high season for use of beds in accommodation establishments was in November with the bed occupancy rate of Other peaks were observed in July (21.71 percent) to August (21.72 percent) and February (20.96 percent). Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 16

17 Revenue Table 5 illustrates the distribution of revenue accrued from all accommodation establishments by their type and districts. Maseru accounted for the largest share of percent (M 276,125,919.00) of the total revenue. Botha-Bothe followed with percent and Leribe with percent. Revenue accrued from other districts accounted for less than 5.00 percent of the total revenue. The table further shows that, a greater proportion (41.51 percent) of revenue was accrued from hotels followed by lodges (31.71 percent), B&B/Guest Houses (26.17 percent) and Other types (0.61 percent). Table 6: Distribution of Revenue Accrued from Accommodation Sector by type of Accommodation and District Type of Accommodation District B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Others Total % of Total Berea 1,151,516 20,218, ,369, Botha Bothe 796,340 3,124, ,527,968 31, ,480, Leribe 7,941,789 81,631,905 1,212, ,215 91,095, Mafeteng 2,533,043 8,065,546 4,382,637 45,655 15,026, Maseru 129,940,101 99,314,706 44,957,668 1,913, ,125, Mohales Hoek 243,355 16,169, , ,362 17,394, Mokhotlong 3,495,541 15,285,805 1,949, ,584 20,928, Qachas Nek 5,344,333 2,118, , ,638 8,295, Quthing 3,964,724 2,311, , ,979 6,629, Thaba Tseka 2,265,671 1,877,130 1,897, ,133 6,156, Total 157,676, ,115, ,026,856 3,682, ,501,959 % of Total **Revenue in Million Maluti Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 17

18 How is the share of revenue by the type of Guests? Figure 18 shows the analysis of revenue accrued from accommodation establishments by type of guests. Residents (Locals) accounted for the largest share (81.69 percent) of revenue accrued as compared to Non-Residents (18.31 percent). How is the share of revenue by type of services sold? Accommodation establishments sell a variety of services other that accommodation itself. These services include laundry services, sales of food and beverages, conference facilities services, camping facilities and touristic and sporting activities. Figure 19 presents the distribution of revenue accrued across the services sold by type of guests. It shows that, across all the types of services sold, residents accounted for the largest shares. Out of the total revenue from accommodation residents accounted for percent while Non-residents made up percent. As for revenue accrued from food and beverages, percent was accrued from residents and the remaining percent was accrued from Non-residents. Among other services, residents accounted for percent and Non-residents made up percent. Analysis of the total revenue from the same figure shows that, percent of the total revenue was accrued from accommodation while percent was from food and beverages and as little as 3.16 percent was accrued from other services. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 18

19 Conclusion and Recommendations Lesotho has the potential to welcome even more visitors. Even more interesting is the fact that since 2008, the statistics have been perpetually increasing with a peak observed in 2010 because of the World Cup Soccer Tournament and a slight decrease in The tourism sector in general should therefore be planned in a broad, multi-sectoral manner that focuses on economic and social aspects, infrastructure and tourism product development as well as touristic activities to attract more visitors. In this way, tourism in Lesotho would be more vibrant and visitors could stay longer in the country thereby translate to more tourism receipts. This would not only benefit the tourism sector but other sectors as well. The Corporation therefore needs to foster and strengthen working relations with other institutions including those that are outside the tourism sector to facilitate infrastructural development and enhance training. The tool that is used for collection of arrivals statistics should be revised to allow proper classification of visitors in terms of their purposes of visit and length of stay so as to precisely measure these variables. This will help in the proper planning and assessment of the sector s development. With the collection tool that is currently being used, visitors are not able to clearly indicate their purpose of visit unless they are assisted by border officials, which may be very time consuming for visitors. Similarly, in terms of the length of stay; the information that is currently being collected is based on intended length of stay not the actual length of stay. Grading of accommodation establishments which is in progress will be very beneficial as proper classification of establishments can be done during the analysis. This will enable us to easily compare our research results with other countries so as to see how Lesotho s accommodation sector fairs with the international world. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 19

20 Definitions of Terms International Visitor: refers to any person who, travels to a country other than that in which he/she has his/her usual residence, for a period not more than 12 months and whose main purpose of visit is other than the activity remunerated from within the country visited. Overnight Visitor: is an international visitor who, stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited Same Day Visitor: an international visitor, who does not spend a night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited Tourist Arrivals: Every single visit (or entry) of a visitor to a country either in the course of the same trip or in the course of different trips is counted as an arrival. Guest Night: The number of nights spent by guests at an accommodation establishment. Tourist Nights: Number of nights spent by overnight visitors to Lesotho in a specified time. Bed Occupancy: The number of times a bed in an accommodation establishment is used as compared to the number of bed spaces available in the specified time. Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 20

21 ANNEXES Arrival Statistical Tables, Arrivals compared with 2011 Arrivals Jan Dec 2012 compared with Jan Dec 2011 Country Difference % AFRICA 379, ,763 24, Botswana 1,419 1, Malawi South Africa 371, ,336 22, Swaziland 875 1, Zambia Zimbabwe 2,619 3, Other Africa 1,862 2, AMERICA 3,180 3, Canada United States 2,578 2, Other America EUROPE 12,751 12, Holland/Netherlands 2,890 3, Germany 3,927 3, United Kingdom 2,585 1, Other Europe 3,349 3, ASIA 2,668 2, China India Taiwan Other Asia 1,547 1, MIDDLE EAST No Response TOTAL 398, ,597 24, Purpose Arrivals by Purpose of Visit and Length of Stay, January December 2012 Day Visitor Length Of Stay No Response Business 20,385 12,603 7,331 3, , ,514 49,458 Employment ,805 Holiday 30,015 25,571 24,925 18,416 3,378 23, , ,336 Returning ,362 School Others 54,466 51,541 37,764 32,195 5,179 41, , ,507 No response Total 105,968 90,591 70,612 54,769 9,406 69, , ,597 Total Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 21

22 Purpose Arrivals by Purpose of Visit and Age, January December 2012 Age No Response Total Business 563 4,825 28,181 14,021 1, ,458 Employment , ,805 Holiday 9,579 19,763 62,151 30,342 6,065 2, ,336 Returning ,362 School Others 11,971 31, ,499 56,293 9,034 3, ,507 No Response Total 22,336 57, , ,544 16,818 6, ,597 Arrivals by Country of Residence and Purpose of Visit, January December 2012 Purpose Of Visit No Business Employment Holiday Returning School Others Country Response Total Africa 47,453 1, ,506 1, , ,763 Botswana ,752 Malawi South Africa 45,821 1, ,544 1, , ,336 Swaziland ,071 Zambia Zimbabwe , , ,551 Other Africa , ,082 America , ,059 Canada United States , ,222 Other America Europe , , ,672 Holland/Netherlands , ,594 Germany , ,746 United Kingdom , ,811 Other Europe , ,521 Asia , , ,995 China India Taiwan Other Asia ,624 Middle East No Response Total 49,458 1, ,336 1, , ,597 Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 22

23 Arrivals by Country of Residence and Length of Stay, January December 2012 Country Day Visitor Length Of Stay No Response Africa 1, ,906 68,270 53,605 8,934 68, , ,763 Botswana ,752 Malawi South Africa 1, ,991 66,130 52,498 8,587 66, , ,336 Swaziland ,071 Zambia Zimbabwe 8 1, , ,551 Other Africa ,082 America 20 1, ,059 Canada United States ,222 Other America Europe 31 9,634 1, ,672 Holland/Netherlands 1 3, ,594 Germany 13 3, ,746 United Kingdom 2 1, ,811 Other Europe 15 2, ,521 Asia 117 1, ,995 China India Taiwan Other Asia ,624 Middle East No Response Total 1, ,160 70,612 54,769 9,406 69, , ,597 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit and Port of Entry, January December 2012 Purpose Port Of Entry Caledon Makhaleng Maputsoe Maseru Airport Peka Qacha Sani Tele Vanrooy Total Business 6, ,642 26,666 5, ,681 49,458 Employment ,805 Holiday 41,193 1,199 20,888 41,930 1,178 2,399 2,572 8,978 2,326 7, ,336 Returning ,362 School Others 23, ,068 87,300 3,506 1,709 4, ,791 22, ,507 No Response Total 71,767 2, , ,532 10,561 4,588 6,993 9,882 10,668 32, ,597 Total Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 23

24 Arrivals by Year and Month, Month January 26,239 24,587 19,851 23,988 26,146 31,197 28,182 February 23,923 22,289 23,696 21,053 26,039 24,774 27,948 March 29,949 26,608 25,656 21,048 29,760 28,544 32,696 April 37,486 27,864 20,954 29,658 31,329 38,604 39,452 May 22,856 20,458 19,487 18,908 26,645 28,678 27,568 June 27,608 25,754 21,335 23,017 36,508 29,878 30,466 July 30,995 25,394 22,979 31,901 40,252 35,524 36,364 August 32,156 27,959 22,547 32,000 34,659 32,771 39,660 September 30,239 25,126 20,708 29,413 30,161 30,369 27,989 October 26,055 20,770 22,539 32,154 37,045 33,608 26,759 November 26,490 22,715 21,937 30,132 38,939 30,887 35,828 December 42,917 30,826 51,384 50,471 68,387 53,315 69,685 January December 356, , , , , , ,597 Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 24

25 Accommodation Statistical Tables 2012 Revenue by Type of Service Sold and District Total Revenue District Accommodation Food Other Services Total Berea 13,700,439 7,172, ,658 21,397,724 Butha Buthe 119,111,522 20,276, , ,575,169 Leribe 28,680,813 40,665, ,428 69,896,894 Mafeteng 6,414,882 7,803, ,980 15,027,182 Maseru 138,316, ,817,695 15,679, ,813,696 Mohales Hoek 9,372,834 7,219, ,537 17,394,356 Mokhotlong 6,433,708 14,480, ,102 21,052,487 Qachas Nek 5,401,460 2,943,055 63,956 8,408,471 Quthing 3,701,812 2,824, ,975 6,632,874 Thaba Tseka 4,137,978 2,006, ,117 6,303,107 Total 335,271, ,209,237 19,021, ,501,958 Revenue from Non Residents District Accommodation Food Other Services Total Berea 1,377, ,119 64,964 2,404,347 Butha Buthe 3,748, ,488 33,447 4,709,581 Leribe 3,578,152 6,433,901 20,988 10,033,041 Mafeteng 2,823,984 1,716, ,262 4,952,960 Maseru 59,651,583 15,757,015 6,971,516 82,380,114 Mohales Hoek 1,016, , ,150 1,986,812 Mokhotlong 1,074,922 1,717,632 18,650 2,811,204 Qachas Nek 254,660 67,121 11, ,241 Quthing 146,604 35,311 4, ,655 Thaba Tseka 349,295 94,847 62, ,082 Total 74,021,255 28,438,665 7,845, ,305,038 Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 25

26 Revenue from Accommodation by Type of Establishment and District Revenue from Accommodation of Residents District B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Others Total Berea 506, ,817, ,323, Butha Buthe 461, ,026, ,869, , ,362, Leribe 6,574, ,225, , , ,102, Mafeteng 1,058, ,517, , ,590, Maseru 6,453, ,575, ,657, , ,664, Mohales Hoek 138, ,459, , , ,356, Mokhotlong 1,745, ,004, ,495, , ,358, Qachas Nek 3,345, ,368, , , ,146, Quthing 2,269, ,038, , , ,555, Thaba Tseka 1,174, ,146, ,371, , ,788, Total 23,727, ,179, ,220, ,123, ,250, Revenue from Accommodation of Non Residents District B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Others Total Berea 83, ,293, ,377, Butha Buthe 116, , ,570, , ,748, Leribe 351, ,736, , , ,578, Mafeteng 193, , ,326, ,823, Maseru 10,170, ,982, ,406, , ,651, Mohales Hoek 3, , , ,016, Mokhotlong 330, , , , ,074, Qachas Nek 130, , , , , Quthing 24, , , , , Thaba Tseka 140, , , , Total 11,545, ,251, ,042, , ,021, No of beds by District No of Beds by District B&B/Guest District House Hotel Lodge Other Total Berea Butha Buthe Leribe Mafeteng Maseru Mohales Hoek Mokhotlong Qachas Nek Quthing Thaba Tseka Total 1,514 3,218 1,895 1,046 4,846 Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 26

27 No of Beds by Month No of beds B&B/Guest Hotel Lodge Other Total Month House January February March April May June July August September October November December Total 1,514 1,741 1, ,846 Bed Spaces Available and Bed Nights Sold by District Bed Spaces Available Districts B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Other Total Berea 18,178 75, ,513 Butha Buthe 26,169 19,032 89, ,573 Leribe 70,150 97,356 15,433 7, ,808 Mafeteng 41,999 27,450 39,162 5, ,101 Maseru 206, , , , ,662 Mohale's Hoek 6,771 63,867 2,013 20,862 93,513 Mokhotlong 50,173 51,240 12,444 10, ,166 Qacha's Nek 47,062 11,407 10,157 11,712 80,337 Quthing 46,940 22,326 8,022 28, ,652 Thaba Tseka 40,413 10,614 27,816 16,470 95,313 Lesotho 554, , , ,888 1,773,636 Bed Nights Sold District B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Other Total Berea 2,029 11, , Butha Buthe 1,715 2,588 26, , Leribe 14,295 30,160 6, , Mafeteng 5,990 10,092 10, , Maseru 49,020 75,985 19,080 10, , Mohales Hoek , ,730 14, Mokhotlong 7,161 10,022 4,078 1,277 22, Qachas Nek 10,856 2,880 1,685 1,390 16, Quthing 6,636 2, , Thaba Tseka 4,973 1,885 3,962 2,675 13, Total 103, ,602 73,453 21, , Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 27

28 No of Guest Nights by District and Type of Guests Non Residents B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Other Total Berea ,259 Butha Buthe , ,384 Leribe 1,952 4,224 7, ,504 Mafeteng , ,455 Maseru 38,880 46,025 6, ,265 Mohales Hoek ,306 Mokhotlong 1, , ,483 Qachas Nek ,392 Quthing Thaba Tseka ,063 Total 45,277 54,084 54,534 1, ,541 Residents B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Other Total Berea 1,878 11, ,133 Butha Buthe 1,278 3,333 3, ,841 Leribe 18,138 28,459 1, ,674 Mafeteng 5,652 9, ,504 Maseru 22,355 47,651 14,856 11,495 96,357 Mohales Hoek , ,464 17,621 Mokhotlong 5,676 9, ,245 16,618 Qachas Nek 10,825 2,876 1,268 1,115 16,084 Quthing 6,691 2, ,342 Thaba Tseka 4,990 2,147 3,706 2,675 13,518 Total 77, ,543 26,082 21, ,692 Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 28

29 No of Guest Nights by Month and Type of Guests Residents Month B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Other Total April 6,906 11,409 2,718 2,297 23,330 August 5,982 10,109 1, ,379 December 6,633 12,527 2,225 1,954 23,339 February 6,411 10,814 2,758 1,308 21,291 January 5,000 9,120 2,112 2,946 19,178 July 5,211 11,040 2,058 1,357 19,666 June 5,252 7,695 1,237 2,459 16,643 March 7,030 10,596 2,748 2,018 22,392 May 7,125 10,894 2,029 1,632 21,680 November 6,493 15,082 2,669 2,329 26,573 October 5,620 12,742 1,727 1,232 21,321 September 10,286 8,515 2, ,900 Total 77, ,543 26,082 21, ,692 Non Residents Month B&B/Guest House Hotel Lodge Other Total April 3,419 5,299 3, ,482 August 3,689 3,915 7, ,206 December 4,722 3,031 5, ,198 February 2,723 6,971 2, ,317 January 3,346 4,867 3, ,427 July 3,129 2,814 8, ,331 June 2,841 2,895 5, ,509 March 3,501 5,359 3, ,128 May 3,517 7,322 2, ,323 November 5,817 4,200 4, ,664 October 4,362 3,702 5, ,463 September 4,211 3,709 3, ,493 Total 45,277 54,084 54,534 1, ,541 Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2012 Page 29