NATIONAL TOURISM
Section 1
PARTICIPATION IN TOURISM FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES
A. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for annual data
Variables | Breakdowns by duration and by destination of tourism trips for personal purposes | Socio-demographic breakdowns |
1. Number of residents, aged 15 or over, participating in tourism for personal purposes during the reference year 2. Number of residents, aged 15 or over, not participating in tourism for personal purposes during the reference year | (a) Any trip (i.e. having made at least 1 trip of at least 1 overnight stay) (b) Domestic trips only (i.e. having made at least 1 domestic trip of at least 1 overnight stay, but no outbound trips) (c) Outbound trips only (i.e. having made at least 1 outbound trip of at least 1 overnight stay, but no domestic trips) (d) Domestic and outbound trips (i.e. having made at least 1 domestic trip of at least 1 overnight stay and at least 1 outbound trip of at least 1 overnight stay) (e) Short trips (i.e. having made at least 1 trip of 1 to 3 overnight stays) (f) Long trips (i.e. having made at least 1 trip of 4 or more overnight stays) (g) Long trips, domestic trips only (i.e. having made at least 1 domestic trip of 4 or more overnight stays, but no outbound trips of 4 or more overnight stays) (h) Long trips, outbound trips only (i.e. having made at least 1 outbound trip of 4 or more overnight stays, but no domestic trips of 4 or more overnight stays) (i) Long trips, domestic and outbound trips (i.e. having made at least 1 domestic trip of 4 or more overnight stays and at least 1 outbound trip of 4 or more overnight stays) | 1. Gender 2. Age group 3. [optional] Educational attainment level ◄ 4. [optional] Employment situation 5. [optional] Household income |
The breakdowns by duration and by destination of tourism trips for personal purposes shall be combined with the socio-demographic breakdowns.
B. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for triennial data
Variables | Breakdowns by main reasons for not participating in tourism for personal purposes during the reference year (with multiple answer possibilities for the respondents) | Socio-demographic breakdowns |
1. Number of residents, aged 15 or over, not participating in tourism for personal purposes during the reference year (i.e. not having made any trip with at least 1 overnight stay for personal purposes during the reference year) | (a) Financial reasons (no money available for holiday trips, cannot afford to go on holiday) (b) Lack of free time due to family commitments (c) Lack of free time due to work or study commitments (d) Health reasons or reduced mobility (e) Prefer to stay at home, no motivation to travel (f) Safety (g) Other reasons | 1. Gender 2. Age group ►M1 3. [optional] Educational attainment level ◄ 4. [optional] Employment situation 5. [optional] Household income |
The breakdowns by main reasons for not participating in tourism for personal purposes during the reference year shall be combined with the socio-demographic breakdowns.
The first reference year for the triennial variables shall be 2013.
C. Classifications to be applied for socio-demographic breakdowns
(1) | Gender: male, female. |
(2) | Age group: less than 15 [optional], 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65 or over, with subtotals for 25-44 and 45-64. |
(3) | Educational attainment level: at most lower secondary, upper secondary and post-secondary (non-tertiary), tertiary. |
(4) | Employment situation: employed (employee or self-employed), unemployed, student (or pupil), other not in the labour force. |
(5) | Household income: in quartiles. |
Section 2
TOURISM TRIPS AND VISITORS MAKING THE TRIPS
A. Variables to be transmitted
Variables | Categories to be transmitted | Periodicity | |
1. | Month of departure | Annual | |
2. | Duration of the trip in number of nights | Annual | |
3. | [Only for outbound trips] Duration of the trip: number of nights spent on the domestic territory | Triennial | |
4. | Main country of destination | Following the country list in the methodological manual drawn up under Article 10 of this Regulation | Annual |
5. | Main purpose of the trip | (a) Personal: leisure, recreation and holidays (b) Personal: visiting relatives and friends (c) Personal: other (e.g. pilgrimage, health treatment) (d) Professional/business | Annual |
6. | [Only for trips for personal purposes] Type of destination, with multiple answer possibilities | (a) City (b) Seaside (c) Countryside (including lakeside, river, etc.) (d) Cruise ship (e) Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) (f) Other | Triennial |
7. | [Only for trips for personal purposes] Participation of children in the travel party | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
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8. | Main means of transport | (a) Air (flight services, scheduled or chartered, or other air services) (b) Waterway (such as passenger lines and ferries, cruises, pleasure boat, rented vessel) (c) Railway (d) Bus, coach (regular/scheduled or occasional/non-scheduled) (d1) [optional] Regular/scheduled bus or coach (d2) [optional] Occasional/non-scheduled bus or coach (e) Private motor vehicle (owned or leasing, including friends/relatives’ car) (f) Rented motor vehicle (including ride-sharing or car-sharing platforms) (g) Other (such as bicycle) | Annual |
9. | Main means of accommodation | (a) Rented accommodation: hotels or similar accommodation (b) Rented accommodation: campsites, caravan or trailer park (non-residential) (c) Rented accommodation: such as house, villa, apartment; rented room(s) in a dwelling (d) Rented accommodation: other rented accommodation (such as youth hostels, marinas, health establishments) (e) Non-rented accommodation: own holiday home (f) Non-rented accommodation: accommodation provided free of charge by relatives or friends (g) Non-rented accommodation: other non-rented accommodation | Annual |
10. | Booking of the trip: internet booking of the main means of accommodation | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
11. | Booking of the trip: booking channel for the main means of accommodation | (a) Directly with the accommodation provider (b) Via a travel agency, tour operator, portal or short-term property or holiday letting agency listing multiple accommodation providers (c) No booking was needed | Triennial |
11a. | [Only for trips with accommodation booked using the internet via a travel agency, tour operator, portal or short-term property or holiday letting agency; only for trips with main means of accommodation ‘rented accommodation: such as house, villa, apartment; rented room(s) in a dwelling’] Booking of the main means of accommodation via a website or app such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, HomeAway | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
12. | Booking of the trip: internet booking of the main means of transport | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
13. | Booking of the trip: booking channel for the main means of transport | (a) Directly with the transport provider (b) Via a travel agency, tour operator, portal (c) No booking was needed | Triennial |
13a. | [Optional] [Only for trips with transport booked using the internet via a travel agency, tour operator, portal] Booking of the main means of transport via a website or app such as BlaBlaCar | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
14. | Booking of the trip: package trip | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
15. | Booking of the trip: internet booking of the package | (a) Yes (b) No | Triennial |
15a. | Expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip on packages | Annual | |
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16. | Expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip on transport | Annual | |
17. | Expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip on accommodation | Annual | |
18. | [optional] Expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip on food and drinks in cafés and restaurants | Annual | |
19. | Other expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip; (19a) to be reported separately: durables and valuable goods | Annual | |
20. | Profile of the visitor: gender, using the following categories | (a) Male (b) Female | Annual |
21. | Profile of the visitor: age, in completed years | Annual | |
22. | Profile of the visitor: country of residence | Annual | |
23. | ►M1 [optional] Profile of the visitor: educational attainment level ◄ | ►M1 (a) At most lower secondary (b) Upper secondary and post-secondary (non-tertiary) (c) Tertiary ◄ | Annual |
24. | [optional] Profile of the visitor: employment situation | (a) Employed (employee or self-employed) (b) Unemployed (c) Student (or pupil) (d) Other not in the labour force | Annual |
25. | [optional] Profile of the visitor: household income in quartiles | Annual | |
B. Limitation of the scope
The scope of observation shall be all tourism trips with at least one overnight stay outside the usual environment by the resident population aged 15 and over and which ended during the reference period. The data on the population under 15 years of age can be transmitted separately on an optional basis.
C. Periodicity
(1) The first reference year for the triennial variables and categories listed under headings A(3), A(6), A(7) shall be 2013.
(2) The first reference year for the triennial variables and categories listed under headings A(10) to A(15) shall be 2014.
Section 3
SAME-DAY VISITS
A. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted on an annual basis (outbound same-day visits)
Variables | [optional] Breakdowns | [optional] Socio-demographic breakdowns |
1. Number of outbound same-day visits for personal purposes 2. Number of outbound same-day visits for professional reasons | (a) by country of destination | 1. Gender 2. Age group 3. Educational attainment level ◄ 4. Employment situation 5. Household income |
3. Expenditure on outbound same-day visits for personal purposes 4. Expenditure on outbound same-day visits for professional reasons | (a) by country of destination (b) by expenditure category: transport, shopping, restaurants/cafés, other |
B. Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted on a triennial basis (domestic same-day visits)
Variables | [optional] Breakdowns | [optional] Socio-demographic breakdowns |
1. Number of domestic same-day visits for personal purposes 2. Number of domestic same-day visits for professional reasons | 1. Gender 2. Age group 3. Educational attainment level ◄ 4. Employment situation 5. Household income | |
3. Expenditure on domestic same-day visits for personal purposes 4. Expenditure on domestic same-day visits for professional reasons | (a) by expenditure category: transport, shopping, restaurants/cafés, other |
C. Classifications to be applied for socio-demographic breakdowns
The classifications to be applied for socio-demographic breakdowns are those listed in heading C of Section 1 of this Annex.
D. Limitation of the scope
The scope of observation shall be all same-day visits outside the usual environment by the resident population aged 15 and over. The data on the population under 15 years of age can be transmitted separately on an optional basis.
E. Periodicity and first reference periods
(1) The characteristics of same-day visits listed under heading A shall be transmitted annually, reporting separately the four quarters of the previous calendar year. The first reference period shall begin on 1 January 2014.
(2) The characteristics of same-day visits listed under heading B shall be transmitted every 3 years, reporting separately the four quarters of the previous calendar year. The first reference period shall begin on 1 January 2015. For the first reference period only, transmission shall be optional.