Proposal for a REGULATION (EU) No …/…. OF the European Parliament and of the Council concerning european statistics on tourism (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, information system, statistical method, tourism

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION  

Brussels, 29.3.2010 
COM(2010)117 final 

2010/0063 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION (EU) No …/…. OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL 

CONCERNING EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON TOURISM 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

The importance of the tourism sector for the economic, social and cultural development 
of  Europe  is  generally  acknowledged.  Council  Directive  95/57/EC  of  23  November 
1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism1 provided for the 
establishment of an information system on tourism statistics at European Union level. 
The  Directive  has  helped  create  national  data  collection  systems  with  data  on  the 
capacity and occupancy of accommodation establishments from a business perspective, 
and  on  tourism  demand  from  a  visitors’  perspective.  The  current  availability  of  a 
system  of  tourism  statistics  in  the  European  Union  would  not  have  been  possible 
without the Directive. 

Although  this  system  has  been  a  success,  both  users  and  producers  of  the  data  have 
underlined the need for it to be updated. On the one hand, the rapidly changing nature 
of  the  tourism  market  since  the  Directive  entered  into  force  has  created  new  or 
different  user  needs  in  terms  of  changed  variables  and  breakdowns  and  more  timely 
data.  On  the  other  hand,  there  is  still  scope  for  improving  the  comparability  and 
completeness  of  the  framework  by  doing  more  to  harmonise  the  variables  and 
concepts. One spin-off is that there are likely to be more of the basic tourism statistics 
that are needed for the compilation of tourism satellite accounts (TSA). 

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•  General context 

The aim of  this proposal is to update and optimise the existing legal framework for 
European  statistics  on  tourism,  namely  Council  Directive  95/57/EC.  Over  the  past 
decade,  communications  from  the  Commission  and  resolutions  passed  by  the 
European Parliament have called for changes to the legal basis of tourism statistics. 

Since  the  Directive  came  into  force,  both  the  tourism  industry  and  the  demand  for 
tourism have undergone significant changes. In line with the requirement that official 
statistics  should  be  relevant,  i.e.  that  they  should  satisfy  current  and  potential  user 
needs,  the  proposal  revises  such  variables  as  tourist  expenditure,  and  takes  into 
account recent phenomena such as more short trips of less than four overnight stays or 
the use of the internet for booking trips. From a supply side perspective, the proposal 
responds  to  changes  in  user  needs,  e.g.  for  data  on  bedroom  occupancy.  It  also 
updates the deadlines for data transmission. 

The  proposal  further  harmonises  the  variables  and  concepts  and  also  significantly 
improves  the  completeness  of  tourism  statistics,  for  instance  by  covering  all  rented 
accommodation and including statistics on same-day visitors and non-holiday makers, 
for which there is heavy demand. 

The proposal is also mindful of the necessary trade-off between user needs on the one 

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hand  and  the  burden  on  respondents  and  national  statistical  institutes  on  the  other. 
New  variables  or  breakdowns  are  offset  by  doing  without  some  of  the  existing 
requirements  under  the  Directive.  The  level  of  additional  requirements,  especially 
information  from  businesses,  is  intended  to  keep  the  overall  burden  comparatively 
stable.  As  regards  the  information  to  be  collected  from  households  or  tourists,  the 
efficiency  of  data  collection  and  the  respondent  burden  is  monitored  by  introducing 
rotating questions for variables that are expected to be of a more structural nature and 
by introducing the transmission of micro-data for statistics on tourism trips. The aim 
here is to enable the national data compilers to share mirror statistics on the basis of a 
harmonised  compilation  of  tourism  statistics,  and  to  arrive  at  a  convergence  of 
concepts, definitions and reporting formats for the data transmitted. 

If it were to prove impossible to update the legal framework, European statistics on 
tourism might lose some of their relevance and this could jeopardise sound decision-
making in the policy areas that are linked to tourism. 

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•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

As this proposal is designed to update the current provisions and adjust to new needs, 
the existing legal basis — namely Council Directive 95/57/EC — should be repealed.  

•  Consistency with the other policies and objectives of the EU 

The  crucial  role  that  tourism  plays  in  generating  growth  and  jobs  in  the  European 
Union  was  stressed  by  the  European  Council  in  its  Presidency  Conclusions  of  14 
December  2007.  The  growing  importance  of  tourism,  and  its  impact  on  other  policy 
areas ranging from regional policy, diversification of rural economies, maritime policy, 
employment,  sustainability  and  competitiveness  to  social  policy  and  inclusion 
(‘tourism for all’), make it necessary to adjust the statistical system.  

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CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

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Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

The period 2004-2009 has seen intensive technical consultations with data producers in 
the  framework  of  the  European  Statistical  System  in  the  relevant  task  forces  and 
working groups. On several occasions, the national data producers have been asked to 
involve  their  national  stakeholders  in  the  discussions.  There  have  also  been 
consultations within the Commission  (DGs  ENTR,  AGRI,  MARE,  REGIO,  SANCO, 
ENV, EAC, TREN, EMPL) and with stakeholders from the industry. 

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Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account 

This  proposal  is  the  result  of  in-depth  negotiations  between  all  interested  parties;  it 
takes  account  of  the  priorities  among  the  additional  user  needs  and  balances  them 
against  the  additional  burden  of  collection  and  compilation  to  which  they  could  give 
rise.  

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•  Collection and use of expertise 

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Scientific/expertise domains concerned 

The  national  representatives  on  DG  Eurostat’s  Working  Group  on  Tourism  Statistics 
are  experts  with  knowledge  of  the  existing  legislation  and  the  national  systems  for 
collecting  and  compiling  tourism  statistics.  Experts  on  tourism  or  tourism-related 
policy analysis in the relevant Commission departments were consulted. 

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Methodology used 

Between 2004 and 2008, Eurostat's proposals were discussed by task forces made up of 
representatives  from  the  national  statistical  institutes  or  research  departments  of  the 
national tourism authorities, other Commission departments and external stakeholders. 
These proposals were then submitted to the plenary Working Group, which discussed 
them. Furthermore, in the first half of 2007, Eurostat conducted bilateral consultations 
with other Commission departments for which tourism may be relevant. 

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Main organisations/experts consulted 

National  statistical  institutes,  national  tourism  authorities,  Commission  departments, 
stakeholders from the industry (e.g. HOTREC and EFFAT). 

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Summary of advice received and used 

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No mention was made of any potentially serious risks with irreversible consequences. 

There  was  general  agreement  among  the  experts  that  the  legal  basis  for  tourism 
statistics needed updating. 

The  advice  received  from  the  experts  during  the  many  meetings  and  consultation 
rounds has resulted in a balanced proposal, which satisfies user needs in, for instance, 
the field of maritime policy or the social dimension of tourism, while still taking into 
account  the  efficiency  of  data  collection,  so  as  to  minimise  the  additional  burden  on 
respondents. 

Means used to make the expert advice publicly available 

Task Force and Working Group documents and minutes are available through CIRCA. 

•  Analysis of effects and implications 

Option 1 (baseline option, i.e. no new European Union involvement). If the European 
Union  were  to  take  no  new  action,  the  comparability  and  harmonisation  of  tourism 
statistics across Europe would be weakened  and, in  a setting where intra-EU tourism 
accounts  for  the  dominant  share,  the  opportunities  to  make  efficient  use  of  tourism 
statistics compiled by partner countries on the basis of common concepts and reporting 
formats would not be fully exploited. Where tourism statistics from official sources are 
not harmonised or not available, or only partially available because they are provided 
voluntarily,  it  is  necessary  to  use  commercial  sources.  As  a  result,  the  quality  of  the 
data  might  suffer  and  the  effectiveness  of  their  use  in  the  abovementioned 

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policymaking might even be put at risk. 

Option  2  (European  Union  involvement  as  proposed).  The  proposed  framework  for 
European statistics makes the data more comparable and thus more relevant for users at 
both  European  and  national  level.  Additionally,  the  use  of  common  concepts  and 
reporting  formats  can  help  to  make  the  collection  and  use  of  tourism  statistics  more 
efficient,  e.g.  by  not  collecting  information  on  the  same  trip  in  both  the  country  of 
residence and the Member State visited. 

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LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Summary of the proposed action 

The objective of this Regulation is to establish a common framework for the systematic 
production of European statistics on tourism, by means of the collection, compilation, 
processing  and  transmission  by  the  Member  States  of  harmonised  European  statistics 
on tourism supply and demand. 

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•  Legal basis 

Article 338 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides the legal 
basis for European statistics. It sets out the requirements relating to the production of 
European  statistics,  stating  that  they  must  conform  to  standards  of  impartiality, 
reliability,  objectivity,  scientific  independence,  cost-effectiveness  and  statistical 
confidentiality. 

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•  Subsidiarity principle 

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The  subsidiarity  principle  applies  insofar  as  the  proposal  does  not  fall  within  the 
exclusive competence of the European Union. 

The  objectives  of  the  proposal  cannot  be sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States 
for the following reason(s). 

Comparability is a central quality concern for any statistical data. The Member States 
cannot  achieve  comparability  to  the  necessary  extent  without  a  clear  European 
framework,  i.e.  European  legislation  laying  down  common  statistical  concepts, 
reporting  formats  and  quality  requirements.  To  this  end,  there  has  been  European 
legislation in the field of tourism statistics since 1995. However, users and producers 
have called for an update. 

Action  by  Member  States  alone  would  adversely  affect  the  Member  States’  interests 
for the following reason. Since tourism, in addition to its domestic component, also has 
an  important  international  dimension  in  terms  of  inbound  and  outbound  tourism,  the 
tourism  authorities  of  the  Member  States  want  to  have  internationally  comparable 
statistical information available. Without such statistics - collected and compiled using 
a common framework at European Union level - the relevance and effectiveness of the 
(national) systems of tourism statistics would be diminished. Furthermore, the lack of a 
common  framework  using  common  concepts  and  reporting  formats  would  jeopardise 
or completely rule out the possibility of exchanging mirror statistics. 

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Action at European Union  level will better achieve the objectives of the  proposal for 
the following reason(s). 

The objectives of the proposal can be better achieved at European Union level on the 
basis  of  a  European  legal  act,  because  only  the  Commission  can  coordinate  the 
necessary  harmonisation  of  statistical  information  at  European  Union  level;  the 
collection  of  data  and  compilation  of  comparable  statistics  on  tourism,  on  the  other 
hand, can be organised by the Member States. The European Union may therefore take 
action to this end in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 
of the TEU. 

As regards using qualitative indicators to demonstrate that the objective can be better 
achieved  by  the  Union,  since  the  aim  of  the  proposal  is  to  produce  harmonised 
European statistics on tourism, it can only be put into effect at European Union level. 
The proposal will lead to more comparable and thus more relevant data. 

The  proposal  aims  to  harmonise  concepts,  subjects  covered  and  characteristics  of  the 
required information, coverage, quality criteria and reporting deadlines and results, in 
order  to  achieve  relevant,  timely,  comparable  and  coherent  European  statistics. 
However,  it  is  up  to  the  Member  States  to  decide  how  to  collect  the  data,  since  the 
national data compilers are best placed to make a judgement on the most appropriate 
methodology  and  data  sources.  For  this  reason,  the  European  Union  initiative  on 
methodological standards will be limited  to the production, in close cooperation with 
the Member States, of a set of recommended guidelines.  

The proposal therefore complies with the subsidiarity principle. 

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason(s). 

In accordance with the principle of proportionality, the Regulation confines itself to the 
minimum required to achieve its objective and does not go beyond what is necessary 
for that purpose. It does not specify the data collection mechanisms for each Member 
State, but merely defines the data to be supplied so as to ensure harmonised structure 
and timing. 

The reduced frequency of data transmission in some instances, and the opportunity to 
make  greater  use  of  sources  other  than  surveys  (e.g.  administrative  sources  or 
appropriate  statistical  estimation  techniques),  should  reduce  the  financial  and 
administrative burden on national, regional or local authorities, on economic operators 
and on citizens. 

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instrument: Regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reason(s). 

The selection of the appropriate instrument depends on the legislative goal. Given the 
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use  regulations  rather  than  directives  as  the  basic  acts.  A  regulation  is  preferable 
because  it  lays  down  the  same  law  throughout  the  European  Union,  leaving  the 
Member  States  with  no  leeway  to  apply  it  incompletely  or  selectively.  It  is  directly 
applicable,  which  means  that  it  does  not  need  to  be  transposed  into  national  law. 
Directives, in contrast, aim to harmonise national laws. They are binding on Member 
States as regards their objectives, but leave to the national authorities the choice of the 
form  used  to  achieve  these  objectives.  They  also  have  to  be  transposed  into  national 
law.  The  use  of  a  regulation  is  in  line  with  other  statistical  legal  acts  adopted  since 
1997. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal per se has no implications for the budget of the European Union. 

Nevertheless,  and  subject  to  the  availability  of  relevant  appropriations  entered  in  the 
budget  of  the  European  Union,  Member  States  may  receive  from  the  Commission  a 
financial  contribution  of  a  maximum  of  70%  of  the  costs  eligible  under  the  rules  on 
grants  in  the  Financial  Regulation,  in  relation  to  future  possible  ad  hoc  modules  as 
referred to in Article 3(3) of the proposal. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Simplification 

The  proposal  provides  for  simplification  of  administrative  procedures  for  public 
authorities (EU or national) and for private parties. 

The  reduction  of  the  breakdown  of  supply-side  data  by  regions,  the  possibility  of 
limiting  the  scope  in  terms  of  the  size  of  the  tourist  accommodation  establishments, 
and  the  abolition  of  transmission  of  quarterly  data  for  demand-side  statistics  will 
simplify the work of EU and national administrations. 

The possibility of limiting the scope of data collection on the capacity and occupancy 
of  tourist  accommodation  establishments  will  reduce  the  burden  on  respondents, 
especially  micro-enterprises.  Giving  Member  States  the  freedom  to  produce  the 
necessary figures by using a combination of sources (surveys, but also administrative 
data  or  estimation  procedures)  is  intended  to  lighten  the  burden  on  respondents  – 
enterprises and households alike.  

•  Repeal of existing legislation 

The adoption of the proposal will lead to the repeal of existing legislation. 

•  European Economic Area 

The proposed act concerns an EEA matter and should therefore extend to the European 
Economic Area. 

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2010/0063 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION (EU) No …/…… OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL 

CONCERNING EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON TOURISM 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 338(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the proposal to the national Parliaments, 

After consulting the European Statistical System Committee, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

The European Council, in its Presidency Conclusions of 14 December 2007, stressed 
the crucial role that tourism plays in generating growth and jobs in the EU and called 
on the Commission, Member States, industry and other stakeholders to join forces in 
the timely implementation of the Agenda for a sustainable and competitive European 
tourism. 

Any appraisal of the competitiveness of the European Union's tourism industry, which 
occupies  an  important  place  in  the  economy  of  the  Member  States  with  tourist 
activities  representing  a  large  potential  source  of  employment,  requires  a  good 
knowledge of the volume of tourism, its characteristics, the profile of the tourist and 
tourism expenditure. 

(3)  Monthly information is needed in order to measure the seasonal influences of demand 
on tourist accommodation capacity and thereby help public authorities and economic 
operators  develop  more  suitable  strategies  and  policies  for  improving  the  seasonal 
spread of holidays and tourism activities. 

(4) 

The  majority  of  European  businesses  operating  in  the  tourism  industry  are  small  or 
medium-sized,  and  the  strategic  importance  of  small  and  medium-sized  enterprises 
(SMEs)  in  European  tourism  is  not  confined  to  their  economic  value  and  their 
substantial  job-creation  potential.  They  also  underpin  the  stability  and  prosperity  of 
local communities, safeguarding the values of hospitality and local identity that are the 
hallmark  of  tourism  in  Europe’s  regions.  Given  the  size  of  SMEs,  the  potential 

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administrative  burden  needs  to  be  considered,  and  a  system  of  thresholds  should  be 
introduced so that users’ needs can be met, while at the same time reducing the burden 
of response on the parties responsible for providing statistical information, particularly 
SMEs. 

The  changing  nature  of  tourism  behaviour  since  the  entry  into  force  of  Council 
Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information 
in the field of tourism2, with the growing importance of short trips and same-day visits 
contributing substantially in many regions or countries to the income from tourism, the 
increasing  importance  of  non-rented  accommodation  or  accommodation  in  smaller 
establishments,  and  the  growing  impact  of  the  internet  on  the  booking  behaviour  of 
tourists  and  on  the  tourism  industry,  means  that  the  production  of  tourism  statistics 
must adapt to new developments. 

To  assess  the  macro-economic  importance  of  tourism  in  the  European  economies 
based  on  the  internationally  accepted  framework  of  tourism  satellite  accounting,  the 
need  to  improve  the  availability,  completeness  and  comprehensiveness  of  the  basic 
tourism statistics as an input for compiling such accounts and, if deemed necessary by 
the  Commission,  as  preparation  for  a  subsequent  legislative  proposal  for  the 
transmission of harmonised tables for tourism satellite accounts, requires that the legal 
requirements which are currently laid down in Directive 95/57/EC be updated. 

In order to examine major issues of economic and social concern in the tourism sector, 
especially  new  issues  requiring  specific  research,  the  Commission  needs  micro-data. 
Tourism in Europe has a predominantly intra-European dimension, which means that 
micro-data  emanating  from  harmonised  European  statistics  on  the  demand  for 
outbound  tourism  provide  a  burden-free  source  of  statistics  on  inbound  tourism 
demand for the Member State of destination, thus avoiding duplicated observation of 
tourism flows.  

A  recognised  framework  at  Union  level  can  help  to  guarantee  reliable,  detailed  and 
comparable data, which will in turn enable the structure and development of tourism 
demand and supply to be properly monitored. Sufficient comparability at Union level 
is essential as regards methodology, definitions and the programme of statistical data 
and metadata. 

Under the terms of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics3, which constitutes the reference 
framework for the provisions of this Regulation, statistics should be collected to high 
standards of impartiality, transparency, reliability, objectivity, scientific independence, 
cost-effectiveness and statistical confidentiality. 

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(10) 

In the production and dissemination of European statistics under this Regulation, the 
statistical authorities at national and Union level should take account of the principles 
set  out  in  the  European  Statistics  Code  of  Practice  adopted  by  the  Statistical 
Programme Committee on 24 February 2005 and attached to the Recommendation of 

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the  Commission  on  the  independence,  integrity  and  accountability  of  national  and 
Community statistical authorities4. 

(11)  Since  the  collection  and  compilation  of  comparable  and  comprehensive  European 
statistics on tourism cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, due to the 
absence  of  common  statistical  features  and  quality  requirements  and  a  lack  of 
methodological transparency, but can, by applying a common statistical framework, be 
better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the 
principle  of  subsidiarity  as  set  out  in  Article  5  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union.  In 
accordance  with  the  principle  of  proportionality,  as  set  out  in  that  Article,  this 
Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. 

(12) 

In the light of changes in the tourism industry and in the type of information required 
by  the  Commission  and  by  other  users  of  European  statistics  on  tourism,  the 
provisions of Directive 95/57/EC are no longer suitable. As the legislation in this field 
needs to be updated, Directive 95/57/EC should be repealed. 

(13)  A Regulation is the appropriate way of ensuring the use of common standards and the 

production of comparable statistics. 

(14)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted 
in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission5. 

(15)  The  Commission  should  be  empowered  to  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with 
Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for the purpose of 
adapting  the  definitions,  the  subjects  covered  and  the  characteristics  of  the  required 
information, the scope of observation and the deadlines for data transmission. 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Subject matter 

This Regulation establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European 
statistics on tourism.  

For  this  purpose,  Member  States  shall  collect,  compile,  process  and  transmit  harmonised 
statistics on tourism supply and demand. 

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Article 2 

Definitions 

1. 

For the purposes of this Regulation: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

(i) 

‘reference period’ shall mean a period to which data refer; 

‘reference year’ shall mean a reference period of one calendar year; 

‘NACE  Rev.  2’  shall  mean  the  common  statistical  classification  of 
economic  activities  within  the  Union,  as  established  by  Regulation 
(EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council6; 

‘NUTS’  shall  mean  the  common  classification  of  territorial  units  for 
the  production  of  regional  statistics  within  the  Union,  as  established 
by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council7; 

‘tourism’ shall refer to the activity of visitors taking a trip to a main 
destination outside the usual environment, for less than a year, for any 
main  purpose,  including  business,  leisure  or  other  personal  purpose, 
other than to be employed by a resident entity in the place visited, and 
shall cover both overnight visitors and same-day visitors; 

‘usual  environment’  shall  refer  to  the  geographical  area,  though  not 
necessarily a contiguous one, within which an individual conducts his 
regular  life  routines  and  shall  be  determined  on  the  basis  of  the 
following  criteria:  the  crossing  of  administrative  borders  or  the 
distance from the place of usual residence, the duration of the visit, the 
frequency of the visit, the purpose of the visit; 

‘domestic  tourism’  shall  refer  to  visits  within  a  Member  State  by 
visitors who are residents of that Member State; 

‘inbound  tourism’  shall  refer  to  visits  to  a  Member  State  by  visitors 
who are not residents of that Member State; 

‘outbound tourism’ shall refer to visits by residents of a Member State 
outside that Member State; 

(j) 

‘national tourism’ comprises domestic and outbound tourism; 

(k) 

‘internal tourism’ comprises domestic and inbound tourism; 

(l) 

‘tourist  accommodation  establishment’  refers  to  a  local  kind-of-
activity unit, as defined in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 

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696/938,  providing  as  a  paid  service  -  although  the  price  might  be 
partially or fully subsidised - short-term or short-stay accommodation 
services  as  described 
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in  groups  55.1 
accommodation),  55.2  (holiday  and  other  short-stay  accommodation) 
and  55.3  (camping  grounds,  recreational  vehicle  parks  and  trailer 
parks) of NACE Rev. 2; 

(hotels  and 

(m) 

‘non-rented  accommodation’  shall  include  accommodation  provided 
without  charge  by  family  or  friends  and  accommodation  in  owner-
occupied vacation homes, including time share properties. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with  Article  9  for  the 
purpose of adapting the definitions in paragraph 1. 

Article 3 

Subjects covered and characteristics of the required information 

1. 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the data to be provided by the Member States in 
accordance with Article 7 shall relate to: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

internal  tourism,  in  terms  of  the  capacity  and  occupancy  of  tourist 
accommodation  establishments,  for  the  variables,  periodicity  and 
breakdowns laid down in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Annex I;  

internal  tourism,  in  terms  of  tourism  nights  spent  in  non-rented 
accommodation,  for  the  variables,  periodicity  and  breakdowns  laid 
down in Section 4 of Annex I;  

national tourism, in terms of the tourism demand, which concerns the 
participation  in  tourism  and  the  characteristics  of  tourism  trips  and 
visitors,  for  the  variables,  periodicity  and  breakdowns  laid  down  in 
Sections 1 and 2 of Annex II; 

national tourism, in terms of the tourism demand, which concerns the 
characteristics  of  same-day  visits,  for  the  variables,  periodicity  and 
breakdowns  which  shall  be  established  by  the  Commission  by 
delegated  acts.  Those  delegated  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance 
with Article 9. 

2. 

3. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with  Article  9  for  the 
purpose  of  adapting  the  subjects  covered  and  the  characteristics  of  the  required 
information as well as the content of the Annexes. 

Any  ad-hoc  module  over  and  above  the  required  information  shall  not  exceed  a 
period of one year and shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure 

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referred  to  in  Article  12(2)  at  least  three  months  before  the  start  of  the  reference 
period. The volume of such ad-hoc modules shall not be more than five variables. 

Article 4 

Scope of observation 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The scope of observation for the requirements laid down in Article 3(1)(a) shall be 
all  tourist  accommodation  establishments  as  defined  in  Article  2(1)(l),  unless 
otherwise specified in Annex I. 

The scope of observation for the requirements laid down in Article 3(1)(b) shall be 
all tourism nights by residents and non-residents spent in non-rented accommodation. 

The scope of observation for the requirements laid down in Article 3(1)(c) as regards 
the data on participation in tourism shall be all individuals residing in the territory of 
the Member State, unless otherwise specified in Section 1 of Annex II. 

The scope of observation for the requirements laid down in Article 3(1)(c) as regards 
the data on characteristics of tourism trips and visitors shall be all tourism trips with 
at least one overnight stay outside the usual environment by the resident population 
and which started during the reference period, unless otherwise specified in Section 2 
of Annex II. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with  Article  9  for  the 
purpose  of  establishing  the  scope  of  observation  for  the  requirements  laid  down  in 
Article 3(1)(d) as regards the data on characteristics of same-day visits. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with  Article  9  for  the 
purpose  of  adapting  the  scope  of  observation  for  the  requirements  laid  down  in 
Article 3(1). 

Article 5 

Quality criteria and reports  

Member States shall ensure the quality of the data transmitted. 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the quality criteria as laid down in Article 12(1) 
of Regulation (EC) 223/2009 shall apply. 

Every year, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with a report on 
the quality of the data relating to the reference periods in the reference year, and on 
any  methodological  changes  that  have  been  made.  The  report  shall  be  provided 
within nine months after the end of the reference year.  

In applying the quality criteria referred to in paragraph 2 to the data covered by this 
Regulation, the modalities and structure of the quality reports shall be defined by the 
Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 12(2). 

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Article 6 

Data sources 

As regards the basis on which the information is collected, Member States shall take whatever 
measures  they  deem  appropriate  to  maintain  the  quality  and  comparability  of  the  results. 
Member States may produce the necessary statistical information by using a combination of 
the following different sources: 

(a) 

(b) 

surveys,  where  reporting  units  are  asked  to  give  timely,  accurate  and  complete 
information; 

other  appropriate  sources,  including  administrative  data,  if  these  are  appropriate  in 
terms of timeliness and relevance; 

(c) 

appropriate statistical estimation procedures. 

Article 7 

Transmission of data 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Member  States  shall  transmit  the  data,  including  confidential  data,  to  the 
Commission  (Eurostat)  in  accordance  with  the  existing  provisions  in  the  European 
Union on transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality. 

Member States shall transmit the data listed in Annex I and in Section 1 of Annex II 
in the form of aggregate tables, in accordance with an interchange standard specified 
by  the  Commission  (Eurostat).  The  data  shall  be  transmitted  or  uploaded  by 
electronic means to the single entry point for data at the Commission (Eurostat). The 
practical  arrangements  for  the  transmission  of  the  data  shall  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 12(2). 

Member States shall transmit the data listed in Section 2 of Annex II in the form of 
micro-data  files  -  with  each  observed  trip  being  an  individual  record  in  the 
transmitted  dataset  -  which  have  been  fully  checked,  edited  and,  where  necessary, 
imputed,  in  accordance  with  an  interchange  standard  specified  by  the  Commission 
(Eurostat).  The  data  shall  be  transmitted  or  uploaded  by  electronic  means  to  the 
single entry point for data at the Commission (Eurostat). The practical arrangements 
for the transmission of  the data shall  be adopted by the Commission in accordance 
with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 12(2). 

4. 

Member States shall transmit: 

(a) 

(b) 

the annual data listed in Sections 1 and 2 of Annex I within six months 
after  the  end  of  the  reference  period,  unless  otherwise  specified  in 
Annex I; 

the  monthly  data  listed  in  Section  2  of  Annex  I  within  three  months 
after the end of the reference period;  

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(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

the rapid key indicators relating to nights spent by residents and non-
residents in tourist accommodation establishments, as listed in Section 
2 of Annex I, within eight weeks after the end of the reference period;  

the  data  listed  in  Section  4  of  Annex  I  within  nine  months  after  the 
end  of  the  reference  period,  if  the  Member  State  concerned  opts  in 
favour of transmitting them; 

the  data  listed  in  Annex  II  within  six  months  after  the  end  of  the 
reference  period;  for  Section  2  of  Annex  II,  complementary  data 
records of tourism trips that began but did not end during the reference 
period  can  be  transmitted  within  nine  months  after  the  end  of  the 
reference period. 

5. 

6. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with  Article  9  for  the 
purpose of adapting the transmission deadlines laid down in paragraph 4. 

For  all  data  required  by  this  Regulation,  the  first  reference  period  shall  begin  on  1 
January of the calendar year following the year in which this Regulation enters into 
force. 

Article 8 

Methodological manual 

The  Commission  (Eurostat)  shall,  in  close  cooperation  with  Member  States,  draw  up  and 
regularly  update  a  methodological  manual  which  contains  guidelines  on  the  statistics 
produced pursuant to this Regulation, including definitions to be applied to the characteristics 
of the required information and common standards designed to ensure the quality of the data. 

Article 9 

Exercise of the delegation 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Articles 2(2), 3(1)(d) and (2), 
4(5)  and  (6)  and  7(5)  shall  be  conferred  on  the  Commission  for  an  indeterminate 
period of time. 

As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to 
the European Parliament and to the Council.  

The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on the Commission subject to the 
conditions laid down in Articles 10 and 11.  

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Article 10 

Revocation of the delegation 

The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2(2), 3(1)(d) and (2), 4(5) and (6) and 
7(5) may be revoked by the European Parliament or by the Council.  

The institution which has commenced an internal procedure for deciding whether to 
revoke the delegation of power shall inform the other legislator and the Commission 
at the latest one month before the final decision is taken, stating the delegated powers 
which could be subject to revocation and the reasons for a revocation. 

The decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the powers specified 
in that decision. It shall take effect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It 
shall  not  affect  the  validity  of  the  delegated  acts  already  in  force.  It  shall  be 
published in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 11 

Objections to delegated acts 

The  European  Parliament  or  the  Council  may  object  to  the  delegated  act  within  a 
period of two months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European 
Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by one month. 

If,  on  expiry  of  that  period,  neither  the  European  Parliament  nor  the  Council  has 
objected to the delegated act, or if, before that date, the European Parliament and the 
Council  have  both  informed  the  Commission  that  they  have  decided  not  to  raise 
objections, the delegated act shall enter into force on the date stated in its provisions. 

If  the  European  Parliament  or  the  Council  objects  to  the  adopted  delegated  act,  it 
shall  not  enter  into  force.  The  institution  which  objects  shall  state  the  reasons  for 
objecting to the delegated act. 

Article 12 

Committee 

The Commission shall be assisted by the European Statistical System Committee. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Articles  5  and  7  of  Decision 
1999/468/EC  shall  apply,  having  regard  to  the  provisions  of  Article  8  thereof.  The 
period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

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Article 13 

Repeal 

Directive 95/57/EC is repealed. 

Member States shall provide results in accordance with Directive 95/57/EC for all reference 
periods of the year in which this Regulation enters into force. 

Article 14 

Entry into force 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the European Parliament 
The President 
[…] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

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ANNEX I 

Internal tourism 

Section 1: Capacity of tourist accommodation establishments 

A. 

1) 

Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for annual data 

At regional NUTS level 2 and at national level 

Type of 
accommodation 

Variables 

Breakdowns 

NACE 55.1 

Number of establishments 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Number of bed places 

Number of bedrooms 

NACE 55.2 

Number of establishments 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Number of bed places 

NACE 55.3 

Number of establishments 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Number of bed places 

2) 

[optional] At national level only 

Type of 
accommodation 

Variables 

Breakdowns 

NACE 55.1 

Number of establishments 

Size class 

Number of bed places 

Number of bedrooms 

Limitation of the scope 

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 ten or more bed places. 

For  ‘camping  grounds,  recreational  vehicle  parks  and  trailer  parks’,  the  scope  of 
observation  shall  at  least  include  all  tourist  accommodation  establishments  having 
ten or more pitches. 

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 twenty or more bed places (twenty or more pitches). 

B. 

1) 

2) 

3) 

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Section 2: Occupancy of tourist accommodation establishments 
(domestic and inbound) 

A. 

1) 

Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for annual data 

At regional NUTS level 2 and at national level 

Type of 
accommodation 

Total (all types 
of tourist 
accommodation 
establishments) 

NACE 55.1 

Variables 

Breakdowns 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Number of nights spent by residents at 
tourist accommodation establishments 

Number of nights spent by non-residents 
at tourist accommodation establishments

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 

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2) 

At national level only 

Type of 
accommodation 

Variables 

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 

Breakdowns 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Country or geographical 
area of residence of the 
guest 

[optional] Size classes 

Country or geographical 
area of residence of the 
guest 

Net occupancy rates of bed places 

[optional] Size classes 

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 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Country or geographical 
area of residence of the 
guest 

Country or geographical 
area of residence of the 
guest 

Type of locality (a) and (b) 

Country or geographical 
area of residence of the 
guest 

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

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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. 

1) 

2) 

3) 

4) 

5) 

Limitation of the scope 

For  ‘hotels  and  similar  accommodation’  and  for  ‘holidays  and  other  short-term 
accommodation’,  the  scope  of  observation  shall  at  least  include  all  tourist 
accommodation establishments having ten or more bed places. 

For  ‘camping  grounds,  recreational  vehicle  parks  and  trailer  parks’,  the  scope  of 
observation  shall  at  least  include  all  tourist  accommodation  establishments  having 
ten or more pitches. 

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 twenty or more bed places (twenty or more pitches). 

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. 

For the first reference year for which data is required by this Regulation, the estimate 
as described under (4) shall be transmitted within twelve months after the end of the 
reference period. 

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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. 

D. 

Rapid key indicators 

The  rapid  key  indicators  referred  to  in  Article  7(4)(c)  of  this  Regulation  are  the 
variables referring to the number of nights spent as listed under heading B. 

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-term 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 

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–  large establishments: 100 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 (EU); to be reported separately: the Member States of the EU 

–  European  Free  Trade  Association  (EFTA);  to  be  reported  separately:  Iceland, 

Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) 

–  other European countries (apart from EU or EFTA; not including Russia, Turkey, 

Ukraine) 

–  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. 

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 EU residents are concerned, while visitors residing 
outside the EU shall be grouped in a single additional category. 

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Socio-demographic 
breakdowns  

1. Gender 
2. Age group 
3. [optional] 
Educational level 
4. [optional] 
Employment 
situation 
5. [optional] 
Household income 

ANNEX II 

National tourism 

Section 1: Participation in tourism 

A. 

Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for annual data 

Variables 

1. Number of 
residents, aged 
15 or over, 
participating in 
tourism for 
private/personal 
purpose during 
the reference 
year 
2. Number of 
residents, aged 
15 or over, not 
participating in 
tourism for 
private/personal 
purpose during 
the reference 
year 

Breakdowns by duration and by 
destination of tourism trips for 
private/personal purpose 

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) 

The breakdowns by duration and by destination of tourism trips for private/personal 
purpose shall be combined with the socio-demographic breakdowns. 

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B. 

Variables and breakdowns to be transmitted for triennial data 

Variables 

1. Number of residents, 
aged 15 or over, not 
participating in tourism 
during the reference 
year (i.e. not having 
made any trip with at 
least 1 overnight stay 
for private reasons 
during the reference 
year) 

Breakdowns  by  main  reasons  for 
not  participating 
tourism 
during  the  reference  year  (with 
multiple  answer  possibilities  for 
the respondents) 

in 

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 
e) Prefer to stay at home, no 

motivation to travel 

f) Safety 
g) Other reasons 

Socio-demographic 
breakdowns 

1. Gender 
2. Age group 
3. [optional] 
Educational level 
4. [optional] 
Employment 
situation 
5. [optional] 
Household income 

The  breakdowns  by  main  reasons  for  not  participating  in  tourism  during  the 
reference year shall be combined with the socio-demographic breakdowns. 

The first reference year for the triennial variables shall be the second calendar year 
following the year in which this Regulation enters into force. 

C. 

1) 

2) 

3) 

4) 

Classifications to be applied for socio-demographic breakdowns 

Gender: male, female. 

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. 

Educational level: lower (ISCED 0, 1 or 2), middle (ISCED 3 or 4), higher (ISCED 5 
or 6). 

Employment situation: employed (employee or self-employed), unemployed, student 
(or pupil), other not in the labour force. 

5) 

Household income: in quartiles.  

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Section 2: Tourism trips and visitors making the trips 

A. 

Variables to be transmitted 

  Variables 

Categories to be transmitted 

Periodicity

1.  Month of departure 

2.  Duration of the trip in number 

of nights 

3.  [Only for outbound trips] 

Duration of the trip: number 
of nights spent on the 
domestic territory 

4.  Main country of destination 

5.  Main purpose of the trip 

6.  [Only for trips for 

private/personal purpose] 
Type of destination, with 
multiple answer possibilities 

following the country list in the 
methodological manual drawn up 
under Article 8 of this Regulation 

a) Private/personal: leisure, 
recreation and holidays 

b) Private/personal: visiting 
relatives and friends 

c) Private/personal: other (e.g. 
pilgrimage, health treatment) 

d) Professional/business  

a) City 

b) Seaside 

c) Countryside (including lakeside, 
river, etc.) 

d) Cruise ship 

e) Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) 

7.  [Only for trips for 

private/personal purpose] 
Participation of children in 
the travel party 

f) Other 

a) Yes 

b) No 

Annual 

Annual 

Triennial 

Annual 

Annual 

Triennial 

Triennial 

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8.  Main means of transport 

a) Air (flight or other air services) 

Annual 

b)  Waterway  (passenger  lines  and 
ferries,  cruises,  pleasure  boat, 
rented vessel, etc) 

c) Railway 

d)  Bus,  coach  (scheduled  or  non-
scheduled) 

e) Motor vehicle (private or rented) 

f) Other 

9.  Main means of 
accommodation 

a)  Rented  accommodation:  hotels 
or similar accommodation 

Annual 

Rented 

b) 
accommodation: 
campsites,  caravan  or  trailer  park 
(non residential) 

c)  Rented  accommodation:  other 
(health 
accommodation 
rented 
establishments, 
hostels, 
youth 
marinas, etc) 

d)  Non-rented 
own holiday home 

accommodation: 

e)  Non-rented 
accommodation: 
accommodation  provided  without 
charge by relatives or friends 

f)  Non-rented 
other non-rented accommodation 

accommodation: 

10.  Booking of the trip: use of a 

a) Yes 

Triennial 

tour operator or travel agency 
to book the main means of 
transport 

b) No 

c) Don’t know 

11.  Booking of the trip: use of a 

a) Yes 

Triennial 

tour operator or travel agency 
to book the main means of 
accommodation 

b) No 

c) Don’t know 

12.  [Only for trips where no tour 
operator or travel agency was 
used to book the main means 
of transport or the main 
means of accommodation] 
Booking of the trip 
(independent) 

a)  The  services  were  booked 
directly with the service provider 

Triennial 

b) No booking was needed 

13.  Booking of the trip: package 

a) Yes 

Triennial 

trip 

EN 

b) No 

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14.  Booking of the trip: internet 

a) Yes 

Triennial 

booking of the main means of 
transport 

b) No 

c) Don’t know 

15.  Booking of the trip: internet 

a) Yes 

Triennial 

booking of the main means of 
accommodation 

b) No 

c) Don’t know 

16.  Expenditure of the individual 
tourist during the trip on 
transport 

17.  Expenditure of the individual 
tourist during the trip on 
accommodation 

18.  Other expenditure of the 

individual tourist during the 
trip, to be reported separately 
(18b): durables and valuable 
goods 

19.  Profile of the visitor: gender, 
using the following categories

a) Male 

b) Female 

20.  Profile of the visitor: age, in 

completed years 

21.  Profile of the visitor: country 

of residence 

22.  [optional] Profile of the 
visitor: educational level 

Annual 

Annual 

Annual 

Annual 

Annual 

Annual 

a) Lower (ISCED 0, 1 or 2) 

Annual 

b) Middle (ISCED 3 or 4) 

c) Higher (ISCED 5 or 6) 

23.  [optional] Profile of the 

visitor: employment situation 

a)  Employed  (employee  or  self-
employed) 

Annual 

b) Unemployed 

c) Student (or pupil) 

d) Other not in the labour force 

Annual 

24.  [optional] Profile of the 

visitor: household income in 
quartiles 

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  and  which  started  during 
the reference period, the population under 15 years of age being optional. 

EN 

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C. 

Periodicity 

1)  The  first  reference  year  for  the  triennial  variables  and  categories  listed  under 
headings  A(3),  A(6),  A(7)  shall  be  the  second  calendar  year  following  the  year  in 
which this Regulation enters into force. 

2) 
The  first  reference  year  for  the  triennial  variables  and  categories  listed  under 
headings A(10) to A(15) shall be the third calendar year following the year in which 
this Regulation enters into force. 

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