Overview
- The Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey (SAOS) gathers tourist accommodation occupancy data. This includes data from a sample of self-catering businesses via an opt-in voluntary survey.
- The survey is commissioned by VisitScotland. It's carried out by the research agency, The Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development.
- The monthly report compares the latest available month with that of the same month in the previous year.
- Analysis is provided by room and bed occupancy, location, tariff and star rating.
- Each monthly report is published two months after the month in question to allow for data collection and analysis
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self catering September 2024
Published November 2024
1. Key statistics
44.04%
Average self-catering unit occupancy September 2024
56.30%
Average self-catering unit occupancy September 2023
Source: Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey, 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self catering August 2024
Published September 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self Catering July 2024
Published September 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self Catering June 2024
Published September 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self catering May 2024
Published July 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self catering April 2024
Published June 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self-catering March 2024
Published May 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self-catering February 2024
Published May 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self-catering January 2024
Published May 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self-catering December 2023
Published March 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self-catering November 2023
Published February 2024
Scottish Accommodation Occupancy Survey - Self-catering October 2023
Published December 2023
3. How to take part
If you are a Scottish accommodation business and would like to benefit from this free opportunity to monitor your occupancy, contact the Moffat Centre.
Email Moffat Centre