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Advisory Committee on Tourism Brussels, 12 February 2010 Item 4a of the Agenda: Tourism Statistics

Advisory Committee on Tourism Brussels, 12 February 2010 Item 4a of the Agenda: Tourism Statistics. Christophe Demunter European Commission, DG Eurostat, Unit F-6. Structure of presentation. Update of the legal basis for tourism statistics Tourism Satellite Accounts

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Advisory Committee on Tourism Brussels, 12 February 2010 Item 4a of the Agenda: Tourism Statistics

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  1. Advisory Committee on TourismBrussels, 12 February 2010Item 4a of the Agenda: Tourism Statistics Christophe Demunter European Commission, DG Eurostat, Unit F-6

  2. Structure of presentation • Update of the legal basis for tourism statistics • Tourism Satellite Accounts • UNWTO /EC market intelligence cooperation • Tourism in Europe: first results for 2009   • 10th International Forum on Tourism Statistics Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  3. Update of the legal basis for tourism statistics State-of-affairs • Negotiations in the European Statistical System • Opinion of the ESS Committee on 2nd October 2009 • Interservice consultation of other Commission services took place in December 2009 / January 2010 • First Task Force on implementing measures: March 2010 • Negotiations in the European Institutions • Adoption by the Commission expected by end of March 2010 • Procedure EP and Council in the course of 2010, starting under the Spanish Presidency • First reference year 2011? 2012? Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  4. Tourism Satellite Accounts • Main conclusions of 2008-2009 Eurostat project • Implementation work has now started in most MS • But: budget and resource constraints • A matter of priority setting for NSIs and policy makers • Four methodological volumes on the project available on-line: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/tourism/methodology • Report on the implementation of TSA in 27 EU Member States • Comparison of methodology and empirical results • Practical Guide for the Compilation of a TSA: Directory of Good Practices • Possibilities to obtain more up-to-date TSA key figures • Next steps • Voluntary transmission of main TSA figures to Eurostat (ongoing) Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  5. UNWTO / EC market intelligence cooperation • Objective • Develop a joint publication (UNWTO, Eurostat, DG ENTR), similar to the brief Eurostat papers (Statistics in Focus, Data in Focus) and to the quarterly UNWTO Barometer • Focus on the European Union: trends in the European tourism market, but also the position in the world • Timetable • First meeting held on 3/12/2009, second meeting (Eurostat/UNWTO) end of March • Draft should be available around summer (2008 data) • Regular publication in September (for the European Tourism Forum, data of previous year) Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  6. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions Nights spent in hotels and similar: down by 5.1% in 2009 • non-residents nights : -9.1% (1 MS  , 26 MS ) • resident nights: -1.6% (8 MS  , 19 MS ) • nights spent in total collective accommodation: -4.1% Percentage change in number of nights spent in hotels and similar establishments, 2009 compared with 2008 Source: Eurostat, Tourism Statistics Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  7. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions (2) Hotel nights in 2009 dropped below the level of 2006 • non-residents nights : below the level of 2005 • resident nights: below the level of 2007 Evolution of the number of nights spent in hotels and similar establishments, EU-27, 2000-2009 (index: 2000 = 100) Source: Eurostat, Tourism Statistics Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  8. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions (3) In the course of 2009 the decline began to slow down • Mainly due to the resident nights • May-September: resident nights +0.3% non-resident nights: -8.9% Percentage change in number of nights spent in hotels and similar establishments, EU-27, 2009 compared with 2008, intra-annual data Source: Eurostat, Tourism Statistics Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  9. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions (4) CROATIA: nights spent, by type of accommodation • Total nights spent: -1.4% (total arrivals: -2.9%) • Growth observed in campsites, hostels, private rooms/apts • Biggest decreases: tourist resorts (-23%) and spas (-18%) Percentage change in number of nights spent, by type of accommodation, 2009 compared with 2008, Croatia Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, CROATIA Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  10. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions (5) Europeans made shorter trips and tended to spend holidays in their own country • number of holidays trips: +2.3% (nights: +0.5%) • domestic trips: +3.6% ; outbound trips: -1.3% Main evolutions in tourism demand in the European Union, 2009-2008 percentage change Source: Eurostat, Tourism Statistics (data based on 18 Member States) Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  11. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions (6) Tourist expenditure grew by 1.5% • expenditure per trip: -1.8% • expenditure per night: -0.7% Main evolutions in tourism demand in the European Union, 2009-2008 percentage change Source: Eurostat, Tourism Statistics (data based on 8 Member States) Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  12. Tourism in Europe: recent evolutions (7) Growth in all segments (except long trips abroad) • Long outbound holiday trips: -2.1% • Long domestic holidays trips: +3.1% Evolution of the number of holiday trips, by duration and destination, 2009 versus 2008 Source: Eurostat, Tourism Statistics Note: aggregate data based on 18 Member States Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  13. 10th International Forum on Tourism Statistics • Lisbon, 22-23 November 2010 • Co-organised by: • Timetable • Call for Papers will be launched end of February 2010 • Abstracts to be submitted by mid-May 2010 • Deadline for registration 8 November 2010 Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  14. 10th International Forum on Tourism Statistics • Themes • New trends in tourism and their statistical coverage • Sustainable and competitive tourism • Macroeconomic statistics on tourism • Measurement issues in tourism statistics and how to deal with them • How do new technologies stimulate new data collection methodologies Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

  15. Further information Contact Christophe.Demunter@ec.europa.eu • head of section “tourism statistics” [DG Eurostat, Unit F6] Data • All data & publications are available on the Eurostat website • Datain Focusto be released on 22 February 2010 • Dedicated section on Tourism Statistics: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tourism Advisory Committee on Tourism, Brussels, 12/02/2010  item 4a  Tourism Statistics

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