Overnachters

Overnachters is a Dutch term meaning people who stay overnight away from home, typically as guests at a lodging facility or another temporary residence. The term is used in hospitality, tourism statistics, and social services to distinguish those who sleep somewhere for one or more nights from day visitors who pass through without staying the night. Applications include hotels, hostels, bed-and-breakfasts, campsites, guest houses, and private rentals like vacation homes.

Etymology and usage: The word combines over- meaning “over” or “across” with nachten meaning “nights.” Plural form is overnachters. In Dutch, the term is common in business and statistical language, such as occupancy reports and tourism analyses. In English-language contexts, the term may appear in discussions of Dutch tourism or as a loanword in multilingual texts.

Context and implications: For accommodations, overnight guests are central to revenue and capacity planning; metrics include the number of overnight stays, average length of stay, and occupancy rate. In municipal policy, overnight stays may be subject to tourist taxes or stay-night charges. Social services and shelters also use the term to describe individuals provided with overnight accommodation.