Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zsolt Péter Author-Email: zsolt.peter@uni-miskolc.hu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Miskolc Title: Study of the Utilisation of Commercial Accommodations with Special Regard to Northern Hungary and Northern Great Plain Abstract: Increasing the accommodation supply is a top priority of tourism development at present. Tourism in Hungary has shown significant results since the 90s. Apart from several years' slight declines, the number of guest nights grew steadily; however, the increase of bed places came to a halt in 2004, and the data of the past several years have indicated a clear decrease. The differentiated appearance - also spatially - of the two phenomena raises the necessity of studying the utilisation of accommodations. This study examines the efficiency of operation of the various accommodation types in 2000 and 2008 using shift-share analysis. Classification-JEL: L83 Keywords: tourism, utilisation of accommodations, shift-share analysis. Pages: 77-83 Number: 01 Volume: 7 Year: 2011 File-URL: http://tmp.gtk.uni-miskolc.hu/volumes/2011/01/TMP_2011_01_09.pdf File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:mic:tmpjrn:v:7:y:2011:i:01:p:77-83