According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, during the fourth quarter of 2015, 118,322 guests stayed in hotels in the West Bank: 30% were from European Union countries and 8% were Palestinians.

Guests’ rate decreased by 22% compared to the same quarter in 2014, and decreased by 4% compared to its level in the third quarter of 2015.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the number of guest nights in the  West Bank hotels was 373,621: 57% of total nights were spent in hotels in the south of the West Bank and 26% in hotels in Jerusalem.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, there were 2,889 hotel workers: (2,232 males and 657 females).

Hotel Room Occupancy

The room occupancy rate in the West Bank was 22% in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Room occupancy during the fourth quarter of 2015 was 9% lower than in the fourth quarter of 2014 and 3% lower than in the third quarter of 2015.

Hotel Capacity by Region

A hundred and twelve hotels operating in the West Bank responded to the Hotel Activities Survey in December of 2015.  These hotels had 6,792 rooms available with 14,995 beds. These were distributed by region as follows:

- North of West Bank: 18 hotels comprising 366 rooms with 1,053 beds.

- Middle of West Bank: 36 hotels comprising 1,599 rooms with 3,401 beds.

- Jerusalem: 21 hotels comprising 1,403 rooms with 3,034 beds.

- South of West Bank: 37 hotels comprising 3,424 rooms with 7,507 beds.

(Palestine Economy Portal)