National Statistical System of Lesotho

Statistical Reports
No 25:2009

Tourism Statistics 2006

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 Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………………..ii
LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………………………iii

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1

1.0 Arrivals ........................................................................................................................ 2

1.1 Continent of Residence ............................................................................................. 2
1.2 Arrivals and their Age ............................................................................................... 2
1.3 Arrivals and their Sex ............................................................................................... 3
1.4 Purpose of visit ......................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Purpose of Travel ...................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Length of Stay ........................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Port of Entry.............................................................................................................. 6
1.6.1 Mode of travel and place of residence ................................................................... 6
1.6.2 Mode of travel and purpose of visit………………………………………………7

2.0 Hotel Tourism.............................................................................................................. 8

2.1 Sampled Accommodation Establishments in 1st Quarter ......................................... 8
2.2 Bedspaces Available in 1st Quarter .......................................................................... 9
2.3 Total Bednights Sold in 1st Quarter.......................................................................... 9
2.4 Bed Occupancy Rate in 1st Quarter ........................................................................ 10
2.5 Total Revenue Accrued in 1st Quarter.................................................................... 11
2.6 Employment in 1st Quarter ..................................................................................... 11
2.7 Sampled Accommodation establishments in 2nd Quarter ...................................... 12
2.8 Bedspaces Available in 2nd Quarter ....................................................................... 13
2.9 Total Bednights Sold in 2nd Quarter ...................................................................... 13
2.10 Bed occupancy rate in 2nd Quarter ....................................................................... 14
2.11 Total Revenue Accrued in 2nd Quarter ................................................................ 15
2.12 Employment in 2nd Quarter.................................................................................. 15
2.13 Sampled Accommodation Establishments in 3rd Quarter .................................... 16
2.14 Bedspaces Available in the 3rd Quarter................................................................ 17
2.15 Total Bednights Sold in 3rd Quarter ..................................................................... 18
2.16 Bed Occupancy Rate in Quarter 3 ........................................................................ 18
2.17 Total Revenue Accrued in the 3rd Quarter ........................................................... 19
2.18 Employment in the 3rd Quarter ............................................................................ 20
2.19 Sampled Accommodation Establishments in 4th Quarter .................................... 20
2.20 Bedspaces Available in 4th Quarter ...................................................................... 21
2.21 Bed Occupancy Rate in 4th Quarter ..................................................................... 22
2.22 Total Revenue accrued in 4th Quarter ................................................................. 23
2.23 Employment in 4th Quarter ................................................................................. 23

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LIST OF TABLES

Arrivals...……………………………………………………...………………………….2
Table 1.1 Number and percentage distribution of tourist by place of residence………….2
Table 1.2 Percentage distribution of travelers by purpose of visit and place of residence..4
Table 1.3: Percentage distribution of travelers by sex and purpose of visit ....................... 5

2.0 Hotel Tourism.............................................................................................................. 8

Table 2.1: Percentage distribution of accommodation establishments by type of establishment
and district, Quarter 1 2006 ................................................................................................ 8
Table 2.2: Bed occupancy rates by type establishment and district. Quater1 2006.......... 10
Table 2.3. Total Revenue accrued by type of establishment and district Quarter 1- 2006 11
Table 2.4. Percentage distribution of employees by type of establishment and district Quarter 1-
2006................................................................................................................................... 12
Table2.5: Bed occupancy rate of accommodation establishment and district, Quarter 2- 2006
........................................................................................................................................... 12
Table 2.6: Total revenue accrued by type of establishment and district Quarter 2- 2006 14
Table 2.7: Percentage distribution of Employees by type of establishment and district, Quarter 2
2006................................................................................................................................... 15
Table 2.8: Bed occupancy rates by type establishment and district, Quarter 3 2006 ....... 16
Table 2.9: Total Revenue to accrued by type establishment and district, Quarter 3 2006 19
Table 2.10: Number of employees by type of establishment and district, Quarter 3 200619
Table 2.11: Percentage distribution of accommodation establish by district, Quarter 4 2006
........................................................................................................................................... 20
Table 2.12: Bed occupancy rates by type of establishment and district, Quarter 4-2006. 21
Table 2.13 : Number and percentage distribution of total revenue accrued by type of
establishment and district, Quarter 4 2006 ....................................................................... 22
Table 2.14: Percentage distribution of Accommodation Establishment by district Quarter 4 2006
........................................................................................................................................... 22
Table 2.15: Percentage distribution of Accommodation Establishment by district Quarter 4
2006……………………………………………………………………………………23

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LIST OF FIGURES

Arrivals…………………………………………………………………………….……..2
Figure 1.1 Percentage distribution of arrivals by age-2006……………………………….3
Figure 1.2 Percentage distribution of arrivals by sex-2006……………………………….3
Figure 1.3 Percentage distribution of travelers by Length of stay-2006…………………..5
Figure 1.4 Percentage distribution of tourists by port of entry-2006……………………...6
Figure 1.5 Percentage distribution of travelers` mode of transport and place of
Residence-2006………………………………………………………………...7
Figure 1.6 Percentage distribution of mode of transport by purpose of visit-2006……….7

Hotel Tourism…………………………………………………………………………….8
Figure 2.1 Percentage distribution of bedspaces available by district for the year 2006
Quarter 1……………………………………………………………………….9
Figure 2.2 Percentage distribution of bednights sold by district-2006…………………..10
Figure 2.3 Percentage distribution of bedspaces available by district-2006-
Quarter 2……………………………………………………………………13
Figure 2.4 Percentage distribution of bednights sold by district for the year 2006
Quarter 2…...…………………………………………………………………14
Figure 2.5 Percentage distribution of establishments by districts for the year 2006
Quarter 3……………………………………………………………………...16
Figure 2.6 Percentage distribution of bedspaces available by district-2006-
Quarter 3……………………………………………………………………..17
Figure 2.7 Percentage distribution of bednights sold by district 2006
Quarter 3…...…………………………………………………………………18
Figure 2.8 Percentage distribution of bednights sold by district for the year 2006
Quarter 4…...…………………………………………………………………22

ANNEX………………………………………………………………………………..24

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INTRODUCTION

Statistics on Tourism arrivals is collected by the Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation

(LTDC) and the Bureau of Statistics. Support is also sought from other departments such as
Customs and Excise and Police Department at ports of entry. The other information relating to
Tourism statistics is obtained from accommodation establishments with the assistance of hotel
owners. The importance of this Statistics is mainly to assess the rate at which Lesotho attracts
foreigners, as the inflow of foreigners into the country has a significant impact on the economy.

The analysis of Tourism statistics covers two categories, which are International travelers or
visitors and Hotel tourism.

 International traveler refers to any person on a trip outside his/her own country of
residence, irrespective of the purpose of travel and means of transport used, and even
though he or she may be traveling on foot (United Nations Statistical Commission: 1993).

 International visitor refers to any person who travels to a country other than that which he
or she has his/her residence but outside his/her usual environment for a period not
exceeding 12 months; and whose main purpose of visit is other than the exercise of an
activity remunerated from within the country visited (United Nations Statistical
Commission: 1993).

 A tourist (overnight visitor) is a visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or
private accommodation in the country visited (United Nations Statistical Commission:
1993).

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1.0 Arrivals

One of the reasons why it is important to have information of tourists is because the government
needs to know the number of tourists visiting the country and the ways in which they contribute
to the economy of this country. In this report, the patterns, magnitude, and characteristics of
international tourists are discussed. This information was collected whilst that of arrivals was
used as an indicator of their behavior. The analysis will include the demographic characteristics
of travelers and visitors such as their usual residence, purpose of visit to Lesotho, their age and
sex. The variables such as, port of entry, length of stay and mode of travel, will also be covered
in this analysis.

1.1 Continent of Residence

This sub-section includes the total number of people who entered the country in the year 2006
from various continents. Table 1.1 shows the number and percentage distribution of travelers
into Lesotho by their place of residence. A relatively high proportion (93.0 percent) of tourists
was from the continent of Africa. European tourists constituted 4.9 percent. It is observed also
from the table that, America and Asia comprised a considerably low percentage (1.0 percent)
each of travelers coming into the country.

Table 1.1 : Number and percentage distribution of tourist by place of residence-2006

Continent Number Percent
Africa 339,692 93.0
America 3,640 1.0
Europe 17,984 4.9
Asia 3,623 1.0
Middle East 111 0.0
No Response 124 0.0
Total 365,174 100
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

1.2 Arrivals and their Age

It is important to include age in this analysis because this variable aids planners to identify
developments that need to be advanced in tourists` attractions. Figure 1.1 shows the percentage
distribution of arrivals by age. This Figure shows that visitors who were aged 25 to 44 years
arrived in the country in relatively high numbers at (51.4 percent). Those aged 45 to 64 and 15 to
24 years followed with 24.6 and 12.4 percent respectively. The two age groups with least
representation included those aged 00 to 14 and 65 and above years at 7.3 and 4.2 percent
respectively.

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 Figure 1.1: Percentage distribution of arrivals by age - 2006

60
51.4
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40
Percentage

30 24.6

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7.3
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Age

Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

1.3 Arrivals and their Sex

Figure 1.2 presents the percentage of arrivals by sex. As portrayed by this figure, there has been
equal proportion of arrivals for males and females in the year 2006. The overall representation of
female travelers into the country was 50.1 percent while of their male counterparts was 49.9
percent.

Figure 1.2: Percentage distribution of arrivals by sex - 2006

50.15
50.1
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Percentage

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49.8
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Sex

Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

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1.4 Purpose of visit

The usefulness of this variable in the analysis is to distinguish reasons of visit to Lesotho
amongst the travelers from different continents. Table 1.2 shows the percentage distribution of
travelers by purpose of visit and place of residence.

Table 1.2 Percentage distribution of travelers by purpose of visit and place of Residence

Purpose of visit Africa America Europe Asia Middle East Not Stated
Business 15.1 20.9 7.2 18.0 30.6 15.3
Employment 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.6 0.0 0.8
Holiday 44.1 53.0 81.1 41.8 25.2 56.5
Returning 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.8
School 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Others 34.8 18.4 7.8 34.6 42.3 19.4
No Response 1.5 6.2 3.4 1.3 1.8 7.3
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

This table shows that with the exception of the Middle East estimated at 25.2 percent, all
continents, Africa (44.1 percent), America (53.0 percent), Asia (41.1 percent) and Europe (81.1
percent) had the highest proportion of travelers who came into the country for holidays. On the
contrary, Middle East (30.6 percent) had the highest proportion of travelers who came into
Lesotho for business and Europe had the lowest percentage (7.2 percent) of business travelers. A
relatively low percentage of travelers came into Lesotho to study and to work. The proportion of
returning visitors was also very low constituting 0.8 percent.

1.5 Purpose of Travel

Table 1.3 shows the distribution of travelers by sex and purpose of visit. This sub-section also
reflects that holiday purpose which dominated regardless of the amount of time spent. It is
observed from this Table that there were slightly more males (50.5 percent) than females (49.2
percent) travelers who came for business. In the same manner, there were more males (50.7
percent) than females (48.6 percent) who came into the country for work. About 0.4 percent of
foreign travelers did not specify their sex. Approximately 49.0 percent of female tourists visited
Lesotho for holiday purposes and 50.9 percent of male tourists came into Lesotho for the same
purpose. Around 0.2 percent of females came to study in the country and males constituted a
proportion of 0.3. This table further illustrates that 41.5 percent of female tourists and 58.4
percent of male tourists did not state their purpose of visit.

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 Table 1.3: Percentage distribution of travelers by sex and purpose of visit
No
Sex Business Employment Holiday Returning School Other response
Female 49.2 48.6 49.0 48.4 41.3 49.9 41.5
Male 50.5 50.7 50.3 50.9 50.5 49.4 58.4
No response 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.7 8.3 0.7 0.0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

1.6 Length of Stay

This category includes the number of days spent by tourists in the country. Figure 1.3 presents
the percentage distribution of visitors by length of stay. Nearly half (46.8 percent) of travelers
stayed for 1 to 3 days in the country. Travelers who spent about 8 to 14 days made up 23.1
percent of total travelers; while those who stayed for 4 to 7 days comprised 17.2 percent. Day
visitors constituted 3 percent while visitors who stayed for 15 to 28 days and 57 to 91 days was
2.1 and 0.1 percent respectively. Those who spent 92 days and more and those who did not state
the number of days spent were relatively small and therefore constituted a negligible percentage
as shown in Figure 1.3.

Figure 1.3: Percentage distribution of arrivals by length of stay - 2006

50.0
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Lengt h of
St ay
Length of stay

Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

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1.5 Port of Entry

Port of entry includes the 6 most frequently used cross border posts namely Moshoeshoe I
International Airport, Sani Top, Vanroyeens, Caledon Spoort, Maputsoe, and Maseru border
posts . Figure 1.4 illustrates the percentage distribution of travelers into Lesotho by port of entry.
Maseru Bridge constituted the highest percentage (43.1 percent) of tourists who entered Lesotho.
Maputsoe Bridge followed with 26.3 percent of tourists. About one in seven (15.2 percent)
tourists used Caledon Spoort. Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MIA) is observed from Figure
1.2 as the port of entry with the least proportion of tourists entering the country.

Figure 1.4 : Percentage distributionof tourists by port of entry-2006

50
45 43.1

40
35
30 26.3
Percent 25
20 15.2
15
10 5.2 6.6
3.6
5
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MIA Sani Top Vanroyeens Caldon Spoort Maputsoe Maseru
Port o f
Entry

Source:
Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

1.6.1 Mode of travel and place of Residence

This sub-section covers the means of transport used by travelers to enter into the country. Figure
1.5 portrays the percentage distribution of tourist’s country of residence by mode of travel. It is
observed from this figure that most tourists (93.7 percent) who came into the country using road
as their mode of transport were from Africa. Among those who used air as their mode of
transport, 59.7 percent were from Africa. Tourists from the overseas countries mostly used air as
their mode of transport.

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 Figure 1.5: Percentage distribution of travelers mode of transport
and place of residence-2006

100 93.7
90
Percent 80
70 59.7
60 Air
50
40 Road
30 17.4
20 9.6 12.0
0.6 5.2 1.3
10 0.4 0.0
0
Africa America Europe Asia
Middle East

Continent of Residence

Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC), 2006

1.6.2 Mode of travel and purpose of visit

Figure 1.6 portrays the percentage distribution of mode of travel by purpose of visit. Information
presented in Figure 1.6 shows that road transport was the most commonly used (46.5 percent)
mode of transport by those who came for holiday purposes. 13.3 percent of the travelers who
came for business in Lesotho used road as their mode of transport. The lowest percentage (0.3
percent each) of visitors who used air and road as mode of transport was observed among those
who came to study.

Figure 1.6: Percentage distribution of arrivals by m ode of travel and

purpose of visit - 2006

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2.0 Hotel Tourism

Hotel tourism is one of the service industries associated with tourism and it is vital for many
countries due to the income generated by consumption of goods and services and employment
opportunities from the accommodation establishments. Hotel tourism statistics is collected
quarterly from a rotated section of accommodation establishments within Lesotho. The
establishments include hotels, Lodges and other forms of accommodation establishments such as
bed and breakfasts, guesthouses and farmers’ training centers throughout the country. The
collected data provide information on; number of bedspaces available, number of beds available,
number of bednights sold, number of employees and the revenue accrued from the
accommodation. In this section the analysis will be produced quarterly due to the limited data
from Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation (LDTC).

2.1 Sampled Accommodation Establishments in 1st Quarter

The establishments were sampled into 18 hotels (19.6 percent), 23 lodges (25.0 percent) and 51
(55.4 percent) other type of establishments. Table 2.1 shows the percentage distribution of
accommodation establishments by district.

Table 2.1: Percentage distribution of accommodation establishments by type of establishment and district,
Quarter 1 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 5.6 13.0 5.9 7.6
Leribe 11.1 4.3 11.8 9.8
Berea 11.1 0.0 0.0 2.2
Maseru 27.8 39.1 35.3 34.8
Mafeteng 11.1 4.3 2.0 4.3
Mohale`s Hoek 11.1 0.0 5.9 5.4
Quthing 5.6 0.0 9.8 6.5
Qacha`s Nek 5.6 13.0 11.8 10.9
Mokhotlong 11.1 8.7 9.8 9.8
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 17.4 7.8 8.7
Total Percent 100 100 100 100
Sampled 18 23 51 92
Establishment
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

It is observed from Table 2.1 that Maseru recorded the highest number (27.8 percent) of hotels as
compared to other districts. Berea, Leribe, Mafeteng, Mohale`s Hoek and Mokhotlong followed
with 11.1 percent each. Botha-Bothe, Qacha`s Nek and Quthing recorded 5.6 percent each.
Recorded data of hotels in Thaba-Tseka was negligible relative to data in other districts. A
relatively high percentage of lodges was recorded in Maseru (39.1 percent) while Thaba-Tseka
recorded 17.4 percent of lodges. The lowest percentage was recorded in Leribe and Mafeteng
with 4.3 percent of lodges each. For other accommodation establishments, Maseru had 35.3
percent while Mafeteng recorded the lowest percentage (2.0 percent).

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2.2 Bedspaces Available in 1st Quarter

The number of bedspaces available helps in the estimation of expected number of tourists who
would spend the night in the country. Figure 2.1 shows the percentage distribution of bedspaces
available in different districts in the country. In the 1st quarter, the highest proportion of
bedspaces available for accommodation establishments was observed in Maseru (41.9 percent).
Leribe and Botha-Bothe followed with 8.7 and 7.6 percent respectively. Berea recorded the
lowest proportion of 4.1 percent of bed spaces available.

Figure 2.1: Percentage distribution of bedspaces availableby district -

2006 Quater 1

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40.0
35.0
Percentage

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2.3 Total Bednights Sold in 1st Quarter

The total number of travelers who spent the night in the accommodation establishments is shown
by the total bednights sold. Figure 2.2 portrays the percentage distribution of the total bednights
sold by districts. According to this figure, Maseru recorded the highest (49.5 percent) proportion
of bednights sold. Thaba-Tseka had the lowest (0.8 percent) proportion of bednights sold in all
the accommodation establishments.

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 Figure 2.2: Percentage distribution of be dnights s old by district - 2006
Quarter 1

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Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

2.4 Bed Occupancy Rate in 1st Quarter

Table 2.2 presents the bed occupancy rates by type of establishment and districts. Bed occupancy
rate for hotels was high in Leribe district with 31.1 percent followed by Maseru with 24.6
percent. The table further demonstrates that bed occupancy rate for lodges was observed to be
high in Mafeteng with 26.4 percent while Berea and Quthing had no recorded information of bed
occupancy rate for lodges. As compared to other districts, Quthing recorded the highest bed
occupancy rate of 21.6 percent for other accommodation establishments while Botha-Bothe and
Thaba-Tseka recorded the lowest bed occupancy rate of 1.1 and 1.0 percent respectively.

Table 2.2: Bed occupancy rates by type establishment and district. Quater1 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 6.9 10.6 1.1 8.8
Leribe 31.1 17.1 8.4 19.2
Berea 11.0 0.0 0.0 11.0
Maseru 24.6 16.9 8.5 17.3
Mafeteng 15.3 26.4 5.3 18.2
Mohale`s Hoek 14.2 0.0 6.3 9.4
Quthing 13.8 0.0 21.6 20.3
Qacha`s Nek 24.1 2.0 9.9 12.5
Mokhotlong 18.5 6.9 2.5 11.3
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 2.1 1.0 1.6
Total Percent 21.0 13.7 9.1 14.6
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

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2.5 Total Revenue Accrued in 1st Quarter

Table 2.3 presents the percentage distribution of total revenue accrued by type of
accommodation establishment and district. The total income for the accommodation
establishment in first quarter for the year 2006 was estimated at M16, 920,232.

Table 2.3. Total Revenue accrued by type of establishment and district Quarter 1- 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 2.4 4.8 0.1 7.2
Leribe 5.0 2.2 1.2 8.4
Berea 6.3 0.0 0.0 6.3
Maseru 24.6 12.4 4.1 41.1
Mafeteng 1.1 2.2 0.7 4.1
Mohale`s Hoek 3.2 0.0 0.3 3.5
Quthing 2.3 0.0 3.2 5.4
Qacha`s Nek 2.5 2.1 2.4 7.0
Mokhotlong 10.7 2.5 1.3 14.4
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 0.5 2.0 2.5
Total Percent 58.1 26.7 15.2 100.0
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

Table 2.3 shows that the largest contribution to total income was accrued from hotels (58.1
percent) followed by lodges (26.7 percent) and other accommodation establishments contributed
the lowest income of 15.2 percent. Maseru contributed (41.1 percent) of total income from all
accommodation establishments. Mokhotlong accrued the second largest income from all
accommodations with 14.4 percent. Mafeteng and Thaba-Tseka were the districts whose
establishments had the least proportion of income estimated at 4.1 percent and 2.5 percent
respectively.

2.6 Employment in 1st Quarter

The total number of people employed in the accommodation establishment in first quarter of the
year 2006 was 1203. Table 2.4 presents the percentage distribution of employees by type of
establishment and district. The largest contributors for employment were hotels with 46.7 percent
(564 employees) with hotels in Maseru employing 31.0 percent. Hotels in Leribe and Berea
followed with 13.1 and 12.9 percent respectively. Hotels in Botha-Bothe and Quthing had the
lowest proportion of employees (5.5 and 2.1 percent) respectively. Maseru recorded the highest
percentage of employees (31.4 percent) in lodges as compared to other districts. Lodges in
Botha-Bothe followed with 20.3 percent of employees. The lowest number of employees in
lodges was observed in Mokhotlong (4.6 percent). There was no recorded information for lodges
in Berea, Mohale`s Hoek and Quthing districts. About 42.9 percent of employees in other
establishments were working in Maseru. Other establishments in Botha-Bothe constituted the
lowest proportion of employees (2.9 percent) as compared to establishments in other districts;
while on the other hand Berea had no employees.

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 Table 2.4 Percentage distribution of employees by type of establishment and district Quarter 1- 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 5.5 20.3 2.9 7.9
Leribe 13.1 6.5 12.7 11.6
Berea 12.9 0.0 0.0 6.1
Maseru 31.0 31.4 42.9 34.8
Mafeteng 8.9 11.1 5.3 8.2
Mohale`s Hoek 11.0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Quthing 2.1 0.0 10.8 4.4
Qacha`s Nek 4.1 11.5 10.6 7.7
Mokhotlong 11.3 4.6 5.6 8.1
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 14.6 5.6 4.9
Percentage Share 46.9 21.7 31.4 100.0
Total number 564 261 378 1203
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

2.7 Sampled Accommodation establishments in 2nd Quarter

In the second quarter of the year 2006, the studied sample included 18 hotels (22.2 percent), 20
lodges (24.7 percent) and 43 of other types of accommodation establishments (53.1 percent).
Table 2.5 portrays the percentage distribution of accommodation establishment by district. As
shown by this table, Maseru (27.8 percent) had a much higher number of hotels as compared to
other districts. Leribe, Mafeteng, Mohale`s Hoek, Mokhotlong and Quthing each had 11.1
percent of hotels. Berea, Botha-Bothe, Leribe, and Qacha`s Nek had the lowest number of hotels
(5.6 percent) each. There was no recorded information for hotels in Thaba-Tseka.

Table 2.5. Percentage Distribution of Accommodation establishments by District Quarter 2 - 2006

Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 5.6 15.0 2.3 6.2
Leribe 11.1 5.0 7.0 7.4
Berea 5.6 0.0 2.3 2.5
Maseru 27.8 30.0 37.2 33.3
Mafeteng 11.1 5.0 4.7 6.2
Mohale`s Hoek 11.1 0.0 7.0 6.2
Quthing 11.1 0.0 7.0 6.2
Qacha`s Nek 5.6 15.0 11.6 11.1
Mokhotlong 11.1 10.0 11.6 11.1
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 20.0 25.5 9.8
Total 18 20 43 81
% share 22..2 24.7 53.1 100.0
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

It is also observed in Table 2.5 that Maseru (30.0 percent) had relatively high number of Lodges
in the country. Thaba-Tseka followed with 20.0 percent of lodges. Leribe and Mafeteng had the
lowest proportion of lodges each recording 5.0 percent. Berea, Mohale`s Hoek and Quthing had
no recorded information for lodges. About one third (37.2 percent) of other accommodation
establishments were observed in Maseru. The lowest proportion of other establishments was
observed in Berea and Botha-Bothe with 2.3 percent each.

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2.8 Bedspaces Available in 2nd Quarter

Figure 2.3 presents the percentage distribution of the total bedspaces available by districts.
Maseru (43.6 percent) recorded the highest proportion of bedspaces available. Thaba-Tseka
followed with 7.4 percent bedspaces available. Berea had the lowest proportion (4.4) of
bedspaces available.

Figure 2.3: Percentage distribution of bedspaces available by district -

2006 Quarter 2

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2.9 Total Bednights Sold in 2nd Quarter

The total number of bednights sold in 2nd Quarter was 52,464. Figure 2.4 shows the number of
bednights sold in different districts. As portrayed by this Figure, Maseru (53.9 percent) had
relatively high number of bednights sold. Leribe and Mafeteng followed with 10.3 and 8.5
percent respectively. Thaba-Tseka recorded the lowest number of bednights sold (1.3 percent).

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Quarter 2

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2.10 Bed occupancy rate in 2nd Quarter

Table 2.6 presents bed occupancy rate by type of establishment and district. Bed occupancy rate
for hotels was high in Berea with 35.1 percent followed by Maseru with 33.8 percent. Botha-
Bothe (10.1 percent) had the lowest bed occupancy rate for hotels. The bed occupancy rate for
lodges was high in Leribe with 40.8 percent followed by Mafeteng with one quarter (25.7
percent) of bed occupancy rate. According to the table, Thaba-Tseka had the lowest bed
occupancy rate for the lodges. Mokhotlong recorded the highest bed occupancy rate of 21.2
percent for other accommodation establishments.

Table2.6: Bed occupancy rate of accommodation establishment and district, Quarter 2- 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 10.1 7.9 1.9 8.3
Leribe 33.8 40.8 9.0 24.5
Berea 35.1 0.0 5.9 9.8
Maseru 28.8 14.0 10.9 21.1
Mafeteng 12.0 25.7 21.1 20.5
Mohale`s Hoek 11.1 0.0 11.0 11.0
Quthing 20.1 0.0 8.3 13.0
Qacha`s Nek 26.0 16.1 12.9 16.0
Mokhotlong 18.3 10.2 21.2 17.3
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 4.5 0.9 3.0
Total Percent 25.4 12.9 46.4 17.1
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

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2.11 Total Revenue Accrued in 2nd Quarter

Table 2.7 shows the number and percentage distribution of total revenue accrued by type of
accommodation establishment and district. The total income for the accommodation industry in
the second quarter of the year 2006 was M15, 273,603
Table 2.7: Total revenue accrued by type of establishment and district Quarter 2- 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 5.6 1.7 0.0 7.2
Leribe 6.3 2.0 0.6 8.8
Berea 2.1 0.0 4.1 6.2
Maseru 15.4 9.2 5.7 30.3
Mafeteng 7.1 2.4 2.9 12.5
Mohale`s Hoek 5.0 0.0 0.6 5.6
Quthing 2.9 0.0 0.9 3.7
Qacha`s Nek 3.8 3.8 3.3 10.9
Mokhotlong 7.2 3.2 2.3 12.7
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 1.5 0.4 2.0
Percent share 55.3 23.9 20.8 100.0
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

Hotels accrued the largest income constituting 55.3 percent, Lodges followed with 23.9 percent
while other accommodation establishments earned an income estimation of 20.9 percent. It is
further illustrated in the table that the highest income constituting 15.4 percent was accrued by
hotels in Maseru district. Hotels in Mokhotlong followed with (7.2 percent) of income. Berea
constituted the lowest proportion of income generated by hotels (2.1 percent). Qacha`s Nek
recorded no income from hotels. With regard to lodges, Maseru had a relatively high proportion
of income (9.2 percent). Lodges in Botha-Bothe and Thaba-Tseka constituted 1.7 and 1.5 percent
of income respectively. A larger proportion of revenue for other accommodation establishments
was observed from Maseru and Berea establishments with 5.7 and 4.1 percent representation
respectively. The lowest contribution of income for other establishments was observed in Leribe,
Mohale`s Hoek and Thaba-Tseka at 0.6, 0.6 and 0.4 percent respectively.

2.12 Employment in 2nd Quarter

The total number of people employed in the accommodation establishments during the second
quarter of the year 2006 was estimated at 954. Table 2.8 shows the percentage distribution of
employees by type of establishment and district. According to this table, the dominant employer
was hotels with 439 employees whereby most of these employees were in Maseru constituting
the highest percentage (26.4 percent) of employment for hotels. Hotels in Berea and Quthing had
the lowest proportion of employees (4.1 and 2.7 percent) respectively. Lodges in Maseru district
employed (45.1 percent) of total employed in lodges while those in Mokhotlong employed 4.2
percent of total employed in lodges. Other accommodation establishments in Maseru employed
28.1 percent of employees while 14.7 and 14.3 percent were employed by other establishments
in Leribe and Qacha`s Nek districts respectively. Botha-Bothe comprises the lowest percentage
(0.9 percent) of employment in the category of other types of establishments.

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 Table 2.8: Percentage distribution of Employees by type of establishment and district, Quarter 2 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 7.1 7.7 0.9 5.8
Leribe 16.9 6.0 14.7 13.1
Berea 4.1 0.0 0.0 1.9
Maseru 26.4 45.1 28.1 32.4
Mafeteng 12.5 10.2 12.1 11.7
Mohale`s Hoek 10.9 0.0 6.9 6.7
Quthing 2.7 0.0 5.6 2.6
Qacha`s Nek 5.2 10.9 14.3 9.1
Mokhotlong 14.1 4.2 9.1 10.0
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 15.8 8.2 6.7
Total Percent 100 100 100 100
Total Employees 439 284 231 954
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

2.13 Sampled Accommodation Establishments in 3rd Quarter

The establishments were sampled into 20 Hotels (21.1 percent), 17 Lodges (17.9 percent) and 58
other accommodation establishments (61.1 percent). Figure 2.5 shows the percentage distribution
of sampled accommodation establishments by district. In 3rd Quarter, Maseru had about one
third (35.0 percent) of hotels in the country. Botha-Bothe recorded 15 percent of hotels while
Leribe, Mafeteng and Mokhotlong recorded 10.0 percent each. Mohale`s Hoek, Qacha`s Nek and
Quthing recorded the lowest percentage (5.0 percent) of hotels each.
Figure 2.5: Percentage distribution of accom odation establishm ents by districts - 2006
Quarter 3

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Figure 2.5 illustrates that about one third of lodges in the country for 3rd quarter was recorded in
Maseru estimated at 35.3 percent while Thaba-Tseka recorded about 17.6 percent of lodges.
Botha-Bothe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Quthing each had the lowest proportion (5.9 percent) of lodges
in 3rd Quarter. There was no information for lodges in Berea and Mohale`s Hoek. For other
accommodation establishments, about one third (32.8 percent) of establishments were recorded
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establishments. The lowest proportion for other establishments was recorded in Botha-Bothe and
Mohale`s Hoek (5.2 percent) each.

2.14 Bedspaces Available in the 3rd Quarter

Figure 2.6 shows the number of bedspaces available for the year 2006. As portrayed by this
Figure, establishments in Maseru (42.4 percent) had relatively high number of bedspaces
available followed by Quthing and Leribe with 8.4 and 8.3 percent respectively. Establishments
in Berea (1.3 percent) had the lowest proportion of bedspaces available.

Figure 2.6: Percentage distribution of bedspaces available by district -

2006 Quarter 3

42.4
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2.15 Total Bednights Sold in 3rd Quarter

Figure 2.7 presents the percentage distribution of total bednights sold by districts. Establishments
in Maseru recorded relatively high proportion (57.8) of bednights sold and these are followed by
Mafeteng with 14.6 percent. The lowest proportion of bednights sold was observed of
establishments in Berea with 1.4 percent while those in Thaba-Tseka had no recorded
information of bednights sold.

Figure 2.7: Percentage distribution of total bednights sold by district -

2006 Quarter 3

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2.16 Bed Occupancy Rate in 3rd Quarter

Table 2.9 presents bed occupancy rate by type of establishment and district. Bed occupancy rate
for hotels was high for establishments in Maseru (48.4 percent). Those in Berea (36.5 percent)
also had relatively high proportion of bed occupancy rate for hotels. The highest proportion of
bed occupancy for lodges was observed in Mafeteng at 42.4 percent. Qacha`s Nek and Botha-
Bothe had 19.6 and 12.9 respectively of bed occupancy rate for lodges. About half (49.7 percent)
of bed occupancy rate for the other establishments was observed in Mafeteng; while Qacha`s
Nek recorded about 10.8 percent of bed occupancy rate. Quthing and Thaba-Tseka recorded the
lowest proportion of bed occupancy for other accommodation establishments.

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 Table 2.9: Bed occupancy rates by type establishment and district, Quarter 3 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 12.2 12.9 9.8 12.6
Leribe 11.4 0.0 5.7 8.2
Berea 36.5 0.0 1.8 17.2
Maseru 48.4 3.8 3.0 22.1
Mafeteng 14.6 42.4 49.7 35.7
Mohale`s Hoek 15.5 0.0 0.4 3.9
Quthing 20.6 8.4 0.6 5.2
Qacha`s Nek 28.5 19.6 10.8 15.5
Mokhotlong 28.3 2.6 4.4 14.5
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Total Percent 35.1 11.5 5.0 16.2
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

2.17 Total Revenue Accrued in the 3rd Quarter

Table 2.10 presents the number and percentage distribution of total revenue accrued by type of
accommodation establishment and district. The total income for the accommodation industry in
3rd quarter for the year 2006 was M11, 367,857. The largest contribution to total income was by
hotels with 46.4 percent (M5, 272,854).
Table 2.10: Total Revenue to accrued by type establishment and district, Quarter 3 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 15.9 16.6 0.6 12.0
Leribe 0.0 8.5 6.4 4.0
Berea 6.0 0.0 0.7 3.0
Maseru 41.2 20.9 31.2 33.1
Mafeteng 13.3 0.0 24.5 12.7
Mohale`s Hoek 2.5 0.0 4.0 2.2
Quthing 0.0 10.5 9.6 5.4
Qacha`s Nek 7.6 18.8 14.3 12.4
Mokhotlong 13.5 18.0 3.6 12.0
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 6.6 5.1 3.2
Total Percent 100 100 100 100
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

Table 2.10 depicts that Maseru constituted relatively high proportion (41.2 percent) of income
for hotels followed by Botha-Bothe with 15.9 percent. Mohale`s Hoek constituted the lowest
proportion (2.5 percent) of income for hotels. Maseru, Qacha`s Nek and Mokhotlong constituted
relatively high proportion for income for lodges (20.9, 18.8 and 18.0 percent) respectively.
Leribe and Thaba-Tseka constituted the lowest proportion of income for lodges. Total revenue
for other accommodation establishments was mostly contributed by Maseru and Mafeteng at
31.2 and 24.5 percent respectively. The lowest contribution of income for other establishments
was observed in Berea and Botha-Botha at 0.7 and 0.6 percent respectively.

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2.18 Employment in 3rd Quarter

The total number of people employed in the accommodation establishments during the third
quarter of the year 2006 was 999. Table 2.11 shows the percentage distribution of employees by
type of establishment and district. This table depicts that the largest employment was by hotels
with 43.2 percent (432 employees) followed by other accommodation establishments with 32.2
percent.

Table 2.11: Number of employees by type of establishment and district, Quarter 3 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 7.2 22.8 3.4 7.2
Leribe 7.9 6.5 16.5 7.9
Berea 4.6 0.0 3.4 4.6
Maseru 52.3 23.6 38.0 52.3
Mafeteng 5.8 9.3 0.0 5.8
Mohale`s Hoek 2.8 0.0 5.9 2.8
Quthing 7.2 4.9 7.8 7.2
Qacha`s Nek 5.3 12.6 12.8 5.3
Mokhotlong 6.9 5.3 6.2 6.9
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 15.0 5.9 0.0
Total Percent 100 100 100 100
Total number 432 246 321 999
Percentage share 43.2 24.6 32.2 100.0
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

According to Table 2.11, 52.3 percent of the employees worked in Maseru. Maseru and Botha-
Bothe lodges employed relatively high proportion of 23.6 and 22.8 respectively, while Thaba-
Tseka followed with 15.0 percent. Other accommodation establishments in Maseru employed
38.0 percent of employees. Employment from other accommodation establishments was minimal
in Botha-Bothe representing 5.3 percent.

2.19 Sampled Accommodation Establishments in 4th Quarter

During the fourth quarter of 2006, the sampled establishments included 17 hotels (18.1 percent),
20 lodges (21.3 percent) and 57 (60.6 percent) other types of establishments. Table 2.12 shows
the percentage distribution of accommodation establishments by district. According to this table,
29.4 percent of selected hotels were in Maseru district while for Berea, Leribe, Mafeteng,
Mokhotlong and Qacha`s Nek representation of hotels was 11.8 percent each. The lowest
representation of 5.9 percent involved hotels in Botha-Bothe and Quthing. Maseru district
recorded about one third (30.0 percent) of the lodges. There was no information for lodges in
Berea. The other types of accommodation establishment were mostly recorded in Maseru (35.1
percent). The lowest proportion for other establishments was observed in Thaba-Tseka (3.5
percent).

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 Table 2.12: Percentage distribution of accommodation establish by district, Quarter 4 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Botha 5.9 15.0 5.3 7.4
Leribe 11.8 5.0 12.3 10.6
Berea 11.8 0.0 0.0 2.1
Maseru 29.4 30.0 35.1 33.0
Mafeteng 11.8 5.0 3.5 5.3
Mohale’s Hoek 0.0 0.0 5.3 3.2
Quthing 5.9 5.0 14.0 10.6
Qacha`s Nek 11.8 10.0 10.5 10.6
Mokhotlong 11.8 5.0 10.5 9.6
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 25.0 3.5 7.4
Total Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total number 17 20 57 94
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

2.20 Bedspaces Available in 4th Quarter

Figure 2.8 presents the number of bedspaces by type of accommodation establishment in

different districts during the fourth quarter. In this quarter, there were about 76,110 bed spaces
available in the country. Establishments in Maseru recorded about half (53.4 percent) of
bedspaces available in 4th quarter. Establishments in Quthing and Mafeteng recorded relatively
high number of bedspaces available (12.8 and 12.7 percent) respectively. It is also observed that
Thaba-Tseka and Berea establishments each recorded the lowest proportion as compared to other
districts (1.2 percent).

Figure 2.8: Percentage distribution of bednights sold by district - 2006

Quarter 4

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2.21 Bed Occupancy Rate in 4th Quarter

Table 2.13 presents the bed occupancy rate by type of establishment and district. In the 4th
quarter, bed occupancy rate for hotels was high in Maseru and Mafeteng (36.9 and 30.0 percent)
respectively. The lowest bed occupancy rate for hotels was observed in Botha-Bothe and Berea
(8.1 and 7.2 percent) respectively. Quthing recorded a significant proportion (87.0 percent) of
occupancy rate for lodges while Mafeteng recorded relatively high proportion of 56.6 percent.
For other accommodation establishments, the highest percentage of bed occupancy rate was
observed in Mafeteng and Quthing (30.9 and 27.9 percent) respectively. Mohale`s Hoek and
Mokhotlong recorded 2.2 and 2.1 percent of bed occupancy rate respectively.

Table 2.13: Bed occupancy rates by type of establishment and district, Quarter 4-2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 8.1 9.6 5.7 8.9
Leribe 21.4 9.2 15.2 16.7
Berea 7.2 0.0 0.0 7.2
Maseru 36.9 11.7 18.9 26.1
Mafeteng 30.0 56.6 30.9 42.5
Mohale`s Hoek 0.0 0.0 2.2 9.5
Quthing 13.0 87.0 27.9 41.1
Qacha`s Nek 13.1 24.8 15.9 17.1
Mokhotlong 19.5 5.5 2.1 6.9
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 4.0 6.1 4.4
Total 27.9 21 15.1 21.3
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

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2.22 Total Revenue accrued in 4th Quarter

Table 2.14 presents the number and percentage distribution of total revenue accrued by type of
establishment and district during the fourth quarter. In this quarter, the total income from
accommodation industry was 37,751,487.

Table 2.14 : Percentage distribution of total revenue accrued by type of establishment and district,
Quarter 4 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 2.2 11.5 0.3 1.8
Leribe 7.0 5.7 10.0 5.5
Berea 4.1 0.0 0.0 1.7
Maseru 75.4 45.0 37.8 59.1
Mafeteng 3.3 23.8 14.1 6.6
Mohale`s Hoek 0.0 0.0 13.3 0.4
Quthing 2.4 9.7 3.9 2.7
Qacha`s Nek 0.7 0.1 15.5 7.4
Mokhotlong 4.9 0.1 1.9 13.9
Thaba-Tseka 0 4.1 3.3 0.9
Total Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total number 27,863,306 5,281,468 4,606,713 37,751,487
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

The largest contribution to total income was by hotels with 73.8 percent (M27, 863,306)
followed by lodges with 14.0 and the lowest income of 12.2 percent. About 75.4 percent of
income accrued from lodges was from Maseru establishments. Lodges in Maseru and Mafeteng
contributed 45.0 and 23.8 percent respectively of total income for lodges. For other
accommodation establishment, the largest contribution was from establishments in Maseru (37.8
percent) and Qacha`s Nek (15.5 percent).

2.23 Employment in 4th Quarter

The total number of people employed in the accommodation establishment during the fourth
quarter was 1,908. Table 2.15 presents the percentage distribution of employees by type of
establishment. Hotels employed about 65.3 percent (1,245 employees) while Lodges and other
accommodation establishments employed 18.7 percent (306 employees) and 16.0 percent (357
employees) respectively.
Table 2.15: Percentage distribution of Accommodation Establishment by district Quarter 4 2006
Districts Hotel Lodge Other Total
Botha-Bothe 2.5 20.6 4.2 5.7
Leribe 5.9 2.3 12.6 6.6
Berea 7.2 0.0 0.0 4.7
Maseru 69.0 40.2 33.6 57.8
Mafeteng 4.6 9.2 6.4 57.8
Mohale`s Hoek 0.0 0.0 5.3 1.0
Quthing 4.2 6.5 9.2 5.5
Qacha`s Nek 2.0 9.2 12.3 5.1
Quthing 4.7 0.3 10.4 5.0
Thaba-Tseka 0.0 11.8 5.9 3.0
Total Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total number 1,245 306 357 1908
Source: Lesotho Tourism Development Cooperation -2006

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The dominating employer for accommodation establishments was hotels whereby most of the
employees were absorbed in Maseru constituting the highest percentage (69.0) of income for
hotels. Hotels in Botha-Bothe and Qacha’s Nek had the lowest proportion of employees (2.5 and
2.0 percent) respectively. Lodges in Maseru district employed 40.2 percent of total employed
persons in lodges while those in Botha-Bothe employed 20.6 percent of total employed in lodges.
Other accommodation establishments in Maseru employed 33.6 percent of employees while 5.9
and 5.3 percent were employed by other establishments in Thaba-Tseka and Mohale’s Hoek
districts respectively.

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ANNEX

Table 1. Number of Accommodation Establishments by Type of Establishment and District, 2006

Quarter 1

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 2 0 0 2 2.2
BUTHA-BUTHE 1 3 3 7 7.6
LERIBE 2 1 6 9 9.8
MAFETENG 2 1 1 4 4.3
MASERU 5 9 18 32 34.8
MOHALE'S HOEK 2 0 3 5 5.4
MOKHOTLONG 2 2 5 9 9.8
QACHA'S NEK 1 3 6 10 10.9
QUTHING 1 0 5 6 6.5
THABA-TSEKA 0 4 4 8 8.7
TOTAL 18 23 51 92 100.0
% Share 19.6 25.0 55.4 100.0

Table 2. Number of Bedspaces Available by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 1

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 13559 0 0 13559 4.1

BUTHA-BUTHE 5005 17290 2730 25025 7.6
LERIBE 12103 3731 12649 28483 8.7
MAFETENG 6188 9555 4641 20384 6.2
MASERU 56875 34671 45682 137228 41.9
MOHALE'S HOEK 6552 0 10192 16744 5.1
MOKHOTLONG 10283 4823 6006 21112 7.0
QACHA'S NEK 3276 6006 13559 22841 7.0
QUTHING 3367 0 16835 20202 6.2
THABA-TSEKA 0 12922 9282 22204 6.8
TOTAL 117208 88998 121576 327782 100.0
% Share 35.8 27.2 37.1 100.0
Table 3. Number of Bednights sold by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 1

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 1488 0 0 1488 3.1

BUTHA-BUTHE 346 1837 31 2214 4.6

LERIBE 3759 637 1065 5461 11.4

MAFETENG 948 2524 246 3718 7.8

MASERU 14003 5865 3868 23736 49.6

MOHALE'S HOEK 931 0 642 1573 3.3

MOKHOTLONG 1900 333 148 2381 5.0

QACHA'S NEK 788 722 1346 2856 6.0

QUTHING 465 0 3634 4099 8.6

THABA-TSEKA 0 274 89 363 0.8

TOTAL 24628 12192 11069 47889 100.0

% Share 51.4 25.5 23.1 100.0

Table 4. Bed Occupancy Rates by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 1

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL

BEREA 11.0 0.0 0.0 11.0

BUTHA-BUTHE 6.9 10.6 1.1 8.8

LERIBE 31.1 17.1 8.4 19.2

MAFETENG 15.3 26.4 5.3 18.2

MASERU 24.6 16.9 8.5 17.3

MOHALE'S HOEK 14.2 0.0 6.3 9.4

MOKHOTLONG 18.5 6.9 2.5 11.3

QACHA'S NEK 24.1 12.0 9.9 12.5

QUTHING 13.8 0.0 21.6 20.3

THABA-TSEKA 0.0 2.1 1.0 1.6

TOTAL 21.0 13.7 9.1 14.6

Table 5. Total Revenue Accrued by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 1

%
DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL Share
BEREA 1073846 0 0 1073846 6.3
BUTHA-BUTHE 398765 806552 9177 1214494 7.2

LERIBE 848206 368456 204824 1421485 8.4

MAFETENG 189608 378600 123956 692164 4.1

MASERU 4167039 2091976 689872 694887 41.1

MOHALE'S HOEK
543412 0 55905 599317 3.5

MOKHOTLONG 1806068 424103 212771 2442942 14.4

QACHA'S NEK 414589 360960 403958 1179507 7.0

QUTHING 382853 0 537378 920231 5.4

THABA-TSEKA 0 92924 334434 427358 2.5

TOTAL 9824385 4523571 2572274 16920230 100.0

% Share 58.1 26.7 15.2 100.0

Table 6. Number of Employees by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 1

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 73 0 0 73 6.1
BUTHA-BUTHE 31 53 11 95 7.9
LERIBE 74 17 48 139 11.6
MAFETENG 50 29 20 99 8.2
MASERU 175 82 162 419 34.8
MOHALE'S HOEK 62 0 14 76 6.3
MOKHOTLONG 64 12 21 97 8.1
QACHA'S NEK 23 30 40 93 7.7
QUTHING 12 0 41 53 4.4
THABA-TSEKA 0 38 21 59 4.9
TOTAL 564 261 378 1203 100.0
% Share 46.9 21.7 31.4 100.0
Table 1. Number of Accommodation Establishments by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 2

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 1 0 1 2 2.5
BUTHA-BUTHE 1 3 1 5 6.2
LERIBE 2 1 3 6 7.4
MAFETENG 2 1 2 5 6.2
MASERU 5 6 16 27 33.3
MOHALE'S HOEK 2 0 3 5 6.2
MOKHOTLONG 2 2 5 9 11.1
QACHA'S NEK 1 3 5 9 11.1
QUTHING 2 0 3 5 6.2
THABA-TSEKA 0 4 4 8 9.8
TOTAL 18 20 43 81 100.0
% Share 22.2 24.7 53.1 100.0

Table 2. Number of Bedspaces Available by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 2

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 1820 - 11739 13559 4.4

BUTHA-BUTHE 5005 13650 637 19292 6.3
LERIBE 12103 1274 8645 22022 7.2
MAFETENG 6188 9555 6097 21840 7.1
MASERU 72800 21749 39312 133861 43.6
MOHALE'S HOEK 6461 - 10192 16653 5.4
MOKHOTLONG 10283 4641 6006 20930 6.8
QACHA'S NEK 3094 4550 9919 17563 5.7
QUTHING 7462 - 11284 18746 6.1
THABA-TSEKA 0 13468 9282 22750 7.4
TOTAL 125216 68887 113113 307216 100.0
% Share 40.8 22.4 36.8 100.0
Table 3. Number of Bednights sold by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 2

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 638 - 696 1334 2.5

BUTHA-BUTHE 506 1080 12 1598 3.0

LERIBE 4091 520 776 5387 10.3

MAFETENG 740 2458 1285 4483 8.5

MASERU 20957 3034 4274 28265 53.9

MOHALE'S HOEK 719 - 1120 1839 3.5

MOKHOTLONG 1882 473 1271 3626 6.9

QACHA'S NEK 805 731 1275 2811 5.4

QUTHING 1499 - 935 2434 4.6

THABA-TSEKA - 606 81 687 1.3

TOTAL 31837 8902 11725 52464 100.0

% Share 60.7 17.0 22.3 100.0

Table 4. Bed Occupancy Rates by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 2

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL

BEREA 35.1 - 5.9 9.8

BUTHA-BUTHE 10.1 7.9 1.9 8.3

LERIBE 33.8 40.8 9.0 24.5

MAFETENG 12.0 25.7 21.1 20.5

MASERU 28.8 14.0 10.9 21.1

MOHALE'S HOEK 11.1 - 11.0 11.0

MOKHOTLONG 18.3 10.2 21.2 17.3

QACHA'S NEK 26.0 16.1 12.9 16.0

QUTHING 20.1 - 8.3 13.0

THABA-TSEKA - 4.5 0.9 3.0

TOTAL 25.4 12.9 46.4 17.1

Table 5. Total Revenue Accrued by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 2

%
DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL Share
BEREA 316670 - 628481 945151 6.2
BUTHA-BUTHE 848782 257030 300 1106112 7.2

LERIBE 955521 305056 88312 1348889 8.8

MAFETENG 1090109 368700 447412 1906221 12.5

MASERU 2347622 1403815 873850 4625287 30.3

MOHALE'S HOEK
758464 - 98174 856638 5.6

MOKHOTLONG 1104060 492045 347615 1943720 12.7

QACHA'S NEK 580023 583918 507338 1671279 10.9

QUTHING 440612 - 131065 571677 3.7

THABA-TSEKA - 232661 65968 298629 2.0

TOTAL 8441863 3643225 3188515 15273604 100.0

% Share 55.3 23.9 20.9 100.0

Table 6. Number of Employees by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 2

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 18 0 0 18 1.9
BUTHA-BUTHE 31 22 2 55 5.8
LERIBE 74 17 34 125 13.1
MAFETENG 55 29 28 112 11.7
MASERU 116 128 65 309 32.4
MOHALE'S HOEK 48 0 16 64 6.7
MOKHOTLONG 62 12 21 95 10.0
QACHA'S NEK 23 31 33 87 9.1
QUTHING 12 0 13 25 2.6
THABA-TSEKA 0 45 19 64 6.7
TOTAL 439 284 231 954 100.0
% Share 46.0 29.8 24.2 100.0
Table 1. Number of Accommodation Establishments by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 3

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 1 0 1 2 2.1
BUTHA-BUTHE 3 1 3 7 7.4
LERIBE 2 1 7 10 10.5
MAFETENG 2 1 2 5 5.3
MASERU 7 6 19 32 33.7
MOHALE'S HOEK 1 0 3 4 4.2
MOKHOTLONG 2 2 5 9 9.5
QACHA'S NEK 1 2 6 9 9.5
QUTHING 1 1 7 9 9.5
THABA-TSEKA 0 3 5 8 8.4
TOTAL 20 17 58 95 100.0
% Share 21.1 17.9 61.1 100.0

Table 2. Number of Bedspaces Available by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 3

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 1820 - 2275 4095 1.3

BUTHA-BUTHE 5005 13377 910 19292 6.3
LERIBE 11466 - 14014 25480 8.3
MAFETENG 6188 9464 4823 20475 6.6
MASERU 54691 22204 53690 130585 42.4
MOHALE'S HOEK 3458 - 11648 15106 4.9
MOKHOTLONG 10283 2275 11557 24115 7.8
QACHA'S NEK 3094 4550 12649 20293 6.6
QUTHING 4095 4914 16835 25844 8.4
THABA-TSEKA - 12376 10465 22841 7.4
TOTAL 100100 69160 138866 308126 100.0
% Share 32.5 22.4 45.1 100.0
Table 3. Number of Bednights sold by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 3

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 664 - 42 706 1.4

BUTHA-BUTHE 611 1730 89 2430 4.9

LERIBE 1304 - 793 2097 4.2

MAFETENG 904 4012 2395 7311 14.6

MASERU 26461 844 1612 28917 57.8

MOHALE'S HOEK 535 - 52 587 1.2

MOKHOTLONG 2906 67 514 3487 7.0

QACHA'S NEK 882 891 1369 3142 6.3

QUTHING 842 412 102 1356 2.7

THABA-TSEKA - - 12 12 0.0

TOTAL 35109 7956 6980 50045 100.0

% Share 70.2 15.9 13.9 100.0

Table 4. Bed Occupancy Rates by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 3

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL

BEREA 36.5 - 1.8 17.2

BUTHA-BUTHE 12.2 12.9 9.8 12.6

LERIBE 11.4 - 5.7 8.2

MAFETENG 14.6 42.4 49.7 35.7

MASERU 48.4 3.8 3.0 22.1

MOHALE'S HOEK 15.5 - 0.4 3.9

MOKHOTLONG 28.3 2.9 4.4 14.5

QACHA'S NEK 28.5 19.6 10.8 15.5

QUTHING 20.6 8.4 0.6 5.2

THABA-TSEKA - - 0.1 0.1

TOTAL 35.1 11.5 5.0 16.2

Table 5. Total Revenue Accrued by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 3

%
DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL Share
BEREA 316670 0 21000 337670 3.0
BUTHA-BUTHE 838486 507446 19167 1365099 12.0

LERIBE 0 260783 193983 454766 4.0

MAFETENG 703838 0 743406 1447244 12.7

MASERU 2173672 640697 948087 3762456 33.1

MOHALE'S HOEK
129358 0 121760 251118 2.2

MOKHOTLONG 709342 551817 108463 1369622 12.0

QACHA'S NEK 401488 573689 432809 1407986 12.4

QUTHING 0 321952 291784 613736 5.4

THABA-TSEKA 0 202497 155663 358160 3.2

TOTAL 5272854 3058880 3036122 11367856 100.0

% Share 46.4 26.9 26.7 100.0

Table 6. Number of Employees by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 3

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 20 0 11 31 3.1
BUTHA-BUTHE 31 56 11 98 9.8
LERIBE 34 16 53 103 10.3
MAFETENG 25 23 0 48 4.8
MASERU 226 58 122 406 40.6
MOHALE'S HOEK 12 0 19 31 3.1
MOKHOTLONG 30 13 20 63 6.3
QACHA'S NEK 23 31 41 95 9.5
QUTHING 31 12 25 68 6.8
THABA-TSEKA 0 37 19 56 5.6
TOTAL 432 246 321 999 100.0
% Share 43.2 24.7 32.1 100.0
Table 1. Number of Accommodation Establishments by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 4

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 2 - - 2 2.1
BUTHA-BUTHE 1 3 3 7 7.4
LERIBE 2 1 7 10 10.6
MAFETENG 2 1 2 5 5.3
MASERU 5 6 20 31 33.0
MOHALE'S HOEK - - 3 3 3.2
MOKHOTLONG 2 1 6 9 9.6
QACHA'S NEK 2 2 6 10 10.6
QUTHING 1 1 8 10 10.6
THABA-TSEKA - 5 2 7 7.4
TOTAL 17 20 57 94 100.0
% Share 18.1 21.3 60.6 100.0

Table 2. Number of Bedspaces Available by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 4

DISTRICTS HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 13104 - - 13104 3.7

BUTHA-BUTHE 5005 13377 1638 20020 5.6
LERIBE 13286 5642 13104 32032 8.9
MAFETENG 6188 10465 6097 22750 6.4
MASERU 74438 30212 50778 155428 43.4
MOHALE'S HOEK - - 11648 11648 3.3
MOKHOTLONG 10283 1092 26936 38311 10.7
QACHA'S NEK 4914 4186 10465 19565 5.5
QUTHING 4368 6370 12922 23660 6.6
THABA-TSEKA - 17290 4277 21567 6.0
TOTAL 131586 88634 137865 358085 100.0
% Share 36.7 24.8 38.5 100.0
Table 3. Number of Bednights sold by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 4

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL % Share

BEREA 937 - - 937 1.2

BUTHA-BUTHE 404 1278 94 1776 2.3

LERIBE 2842 519 1988 5349 7.0

MAFETENG 1854 5927 1886 9667 12.7

MASERU 27479 3547 9598 40624 53.4

MOHALE'S HOEK - - 1103 1103 1.4

MOKHOTLONG 2009 60 574 2643 3.5

QACHA'S NEK 645 1039 1668 3352 4.4

QUTHING 567 5542 3606 9715 12.8

THABA-TSEKA - 685 259 944 1.2

TOTAL 36737 18597 20776 76110 100.0

% Share 48.3 24.4 27.3 100.0

Table 4. Bed Occupancy Rates by Type of Establishment and District, 2006 Quarter 4

DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL

BEREA 7.2 - - 7.2

BUTHA-BUTHE 8.1 9.6 5.7 8.9

LERIBE 21.4 9.2 15.2 16.7

MAFETENG 30.0 56.6 30.9 42.5

MASERU 36.9 11.7 18.9 26.1

MOHALE'S HOEK - - 2.2 9.5

MOKHOTLONG 19.5 5.5 2.1 6.9

QACHA'S NEK 13.1 24.8 15.9 17.1

QUTHING 13.0 87.0 27.9 41.1

THABA-TSEKA - 4.0 6.1 4.4

TOTAL 27.9 21.0 15.1 21.3

Table 5. Total Revenue Accrued by Type of Establishment and District, 2006
Quarter 4

%
DISTRICT HOTEL LODGE OTHER TOTAL Share
BEREA 1141962 - - 1141962 3.0
BUTHA-BUTHE 609840 608285 12254 1230379 3.3

LERIBE 1953680 303299 460743 2717722 7.2

MAFETENG 917843 1258739 651266 2827848 7.5

MASERU 21005772 2374598 1739088 25119458 66.5

MOHALE'S HOEK
- - 610601 610601 1.6

MOKHOTLONG 1370590 6000 87073 1463663 3.9

QACHA'S NEK 183649 4440 714071 902160 2.4

QUTHING 679970 510058 177679 1367707 3.6

THABA-TSEKA - 216049 153938 369987 1.0

TOTAL 27863306 5281468 4606713 37751487 100.0

% Share 73.8 14.0 12.2 100.0