Secondary homes (cold beds)

Indicator	[homes temporarily inhabited /total homes]
Range	[- %]
Influence on vulnerability	The higher the number of homes temporarily inhabited, the more the region depends on tourism and the more sensitive it is.
Trend	Linear ↑
Data source	Schuler (2010), Schuler – personal communication, Schuler, Dessemontet et al (2007).
Remarks	This value captures information on arrivals other than in hotels, health resorts, and in the ‘parahotel industry’. Cold beds in the destination are mostly privately owned, secondary homes that most of the years are empty. It would have been interesting to analyse the development over time (stagnant construction or expansion). Nonetheless, secondary homes have the positive aspect of creating a ‘dependency’ on the domain (inhabitants will return there year after year) and make the region therefore less sensitive. It as to be noted that this indicator does not bring information on the cold/hot bed ratio (no statistics exist on the occupancy rate of these residences).
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