INTERNAL TOURISM
Section 1
CAPACITY OF TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS
A. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted
(1) At regional NUTS level 2 and at national level to be transmitted for annual data
Type of accommodation | Variables | Breakdowns |
NACE 55.1 | Number of establishments Number of bed places Number of bedrooms | Type of locality (a) and (b) |
NACE 55.2 | Number of establishments Number of bed places | Type of locality (a) and (b) |
NACE 55.3 | Number of establishments Number of bed places | Type of locality (a) and (b) |
(2) [optional] At national level to be transmitted for annual data
Type of accommodation | Variables | Breakdowns |
NACE 55.1 | Number of establishments Number of bed places Number of bedrooms | Size class |
(3) At national level to be transmitted for triennial data
Type of accommodation | Variables | Breakdowns |
NACE 55.1 | Number of establishments having one or more bedrooms accessible for persons with reduced mobility, including wheelchair users |
B. Limitation of the scope
(1) For ‘hotels and similar accommodation’ and for ‘holiday and other short-stay accommodation’, the scope of observation shall at least include all tourist accommodation establishments having 10 or more bed places.
(2) For ‘camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks’, the scope of observation shall at least include all tourist accommodation establishments having 10 or more pitches.
(3) Member States accounting for less than 1 % of the total annual number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union may further reduce the scope of observation, to include at least all tourist accommodation establishments having 20 or more bed places (20 or more pitches).
C. Periodicity
The first reference year for the triennial variable listed under heading A(3) shall be 2015.
Section 2
OCCUPANCY OF TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS (DOMESTIC AND INBOUND)
A. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for annual data
(1) At regional NUTS level 2 and at national level
Type of accommodation | Variables | Breakdowns |
▼M2 | ||
Total (all types of tourist accommodation establishments) | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Type of locality (a) and (b) NUTS 3 level regions Months of the reference year [optional if NUTS 2 level covers the entire Member State] |
▼B | ||
NACE 55.1 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | ||
Net occupancy rates of bed places Net occupancy rate of bedrooms | ||
NACE 55.2 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | ||
NACE 55.3 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | ||
(2) At national level
Type of accommodation | Variables | Breakdowns |
▼M2 | ||
Total (all types of tourist accommodation establishments) | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Type of locality (a) combined with Type of locality (b) Cities |
▼B | ||
NACE 55.1 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Type of locality (a) and (b) Country or geographical area of residence of the guest [optional] Size classes |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Country or geographical area of residence of the guest | |
Net occupancy rates of bed places Net occupancy rate of bedrooms | [optional] Size classes | |
NACE 55.2 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Type of locality (a) and (b) Country or geographical area of residence of the guest |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Country or geographical area of residence of the guest | |
NACE 55.3 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Type of locality (a) and (b) Country or geographical area of residence of the guest |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | Country or geographical area of residence of the guest | |
B. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for monthly data at national level
Type of accommodation | Variables | Breakdowns |
NACE 55.1 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | ||
Net occupancy rates of bed places Net occupancy rate of bedrooms | ||
NACE 55.2 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | ||
NACE 55.3 | Number of nights spent by residents at tourist accommodation establishments Number of nights spent by non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments | |
Arrivals of residents at tourist accommodation establishments Arrivals of non-residents at tourist accommodation establishments |
C. Limitation of the scope
(1) For ‘hotels and similar accommodation’ and for ‘holidays and other short-stay accommodation’, the scope of observation shall at least include all tourist accommodation establishments having 10 or more bed places.
(2) For ‘camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks’, the scope of observation shall at least include all tourist accommodation establishments having 10 or more pitches.
(3) Member States accounting for less than 1 % of the total annual number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union may further reduce the scope of observation, to at least include all tourist accommodation establishments having 20 or more bed places (20 or more pitches).
(4) Where a limitation to the scope as described under (1), (2) or (3) is applied, an estimate of the total number of nights spent during the reference year by residents and non-residents in the tourist accommodation establishments excluded from the scope of observation shall be transmitted annually.
(5) For the first reference year for which data is required by this Regulation, the estimate as described under (4) shall be transmitted within 12 months after the end of the reference period.
(6) Member States may further reduce the scope of observation for the net occupancy rate of bedrooms in hotels and similar accommodation, to include at least all tourist accommodation establishments having 25 or more bedrooms.
Section 3
CLASSIFICATIONS TO BE APPLIED FOR SECTION 1 AND SECTION 2
A. Type of accommodation
The three categories to be used for type of accommodation, referring to NACE groups 55.1, 55.2 and 55.3, are:
hotels and similar accommodation,
holidays and other short-stay accommodation,
camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks.
B. Type of locality (a)
The three categories to be used for type of locality (a), referring to the degree of urbanisation of the municipality (or equivalent local administrative unit) where the tourist accommodation establishments are located, are:
densely populated area,
intermediate area,
thinly populated area.
C. Type of locality (b)
The two categories to be used for type of locality (b), referring to the location close to the sea of the municipality (or equivalent local administrative unit) where the tourist accommodation establishments are located, are:
coastal,
non-coastal.
D. Size class
The three categories to be used for size class, referring to the number of bedrooms in the tourist accommodation establishments, are:
small establishments: less than 25 bedrooms,
medium-sized establishments: between 25 and 99 bedrooms,
large establishments: 100 or more bedrooms; to be reported separately on an optional basis: ‘between 100 and 249 bedrooms’ and ‘250 or more bedrooms’.
E. Countries and geographical areas
The categories to be used for the country or the geographical area of residence of guests staying at tourist accommodation establishments are:
European Union (the Union); to be reported separately: each Member State,
European Free Trade Association (EFTA); to be reported separately: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein),
other European countries (apart from EU or EFTA; not including the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine),
the United Kingdom,
Russia,
Turkey,
Ukraine,
Africa; to be reported separately: South Africa,
North America; to be reported separately: United States of America, Canada,
South and Central America; to be reported separately: Brazil,
Asia; to be reported separately: People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea,
Australia, Oceania and other territories; to be reported separately: Australia.
F. Cities
The cities for which data shall be transmitted shall be in accordance with Article 4b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 and they shall include at least:
those cities that, jointly, account for 90 % of the annual nights spent at tourism accommodation in cities in the country;
the capital city;
all cities with 200 000 inhabitants or more.
For this purpose, cities are those local administrative unit (LAU) where at least 50 % of the population lives in an urban centres; an urban centre is a cluster of contiguous grid cells of 1 km2 with a density of at least 1 500 inhabitants per km2 and collectively a population of at least 50 000 inhabitants. The Commission (Eurostat) together with the Member States shall regularly update the list of cities. Member States shall transmit the data for the most recent list of cities available on 31 December of the reference year.
Section 4
INTERNAL TOURISM IN NON-RENTED ACCOMMODATION
A. Variables to be transmitted for annual data
[optional] Number of tourism nights spent in non-rented accommodation during the reference year.
B. Breakdown
[optional] The variable listed under heading A shall be broken down by country of residence of the visitors as far as Union residents are concerned, while visitors residing outside the Union shall be grouped in a single additional category.