Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism and repealing Council Directive 95/57/EC Text with EEA relevance

Article 1

Subject matter

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

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

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

(a) ‘reference period’ means a period to which data refer;

(b) ‘reference year’ means a reference period of 1 calendar year;

(c) ‘NACE Rev. 2’ means 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 Council (¹);

(d) ‘NUTS’ means 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 Council (²);

(e) ‘usual environment’ means 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;

(f) ‘tourism’ means the activity of visitors taking a trip to a main destination outside their 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;

(g) ‘domestic tourism’ means visits within a Member State by visitors who are residents of that Member State;

(h) ‘inbound tourism’ means visits to a Member State by visitors who are not residents of that Member State;

(i) ‘outbound tourism’ means visits by residents of a Member State outside that Member State;

(j) ‘national tourism’ means domestic and outbound tourism;

(k) ‘internal tourism’ means domestic and inbound tourism;

(l) ‘tourist accommodation establishment’ means a local kind-of-activity unit, as defined in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community (³), providing as a paid service — although the price might be partially or fully subsidised — short-stay accommodation services as described in groups 55.1 (hotels and similar accommodation), 55.2 (holiday and other short-stay accommodation) and 55.3 (camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks) of NACE Rev. 2;

(m) ‘non-rented accommodation’ means, inter alia, accommodation provided without charge by family or friends and accommodation in owner-occupied vacation homes, including time share properties;

(n) ‘same-day visits’ means visits without overnight stay made by residents outside their usual environment and which originated from the place of usual residence.

Article 3

Subjects covered and characteristics of the required data

For the purposes of this Regulation, the data to be transmitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 9 shall relate to:

(a) 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;

(b) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) national tourism, in terms of the tourism demand, which concerns the characteristics of same-day visits, for the variables, periodicity and breakdowns laid down in Section 3 of Annex II.

Article 4

Scope of observation

The scope of observation for the requirements laid down in:

(a) Article 3(1)(a) shall be all tourist accommodation establishments as defined in Article 2(1)(l), unless otherwise specified in Annex I;

(b) Article 3(1)(b) shall be all tourism nights by residents and non-residents spent in non-rented accommodation;

(c) 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;

(d) 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 ended during the reference period, unless otherwise specified in Section 2 of Annex II;

(e) Article 3(1)(d), as regards the characteristics of same-day visits, shall be all same-day visits as defined in Article 2(1)(n), unless otherwise specified in Section 3 of Annex II.

Article 5

Pilot studies

Article 6

Quality criteria and reports

Article 7

Evaluation report

By 12 August 2016 and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the statistics compiled pursuant to this Regulation and, in particular, on their relevance and the burden on business.

Article 8

Data sources

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

(a) surveys, where reporting units are asked to give timely, accurate and complete data;

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

(c) appropriate statistical estimation procedures.

Article 9

Transmission of data

Member States shall transmit:

(a) the validated annual data listed in Sections 1 and 2 of Annex I within 6 months after the end of the reference period, unless otherwise specified in Annex I;

(b) the validated monthly data listed in Section 2 of Annex I within 8 weeks after the end of the reference periods for reference years 2020 and 2021, and within 6 weeks after the end of the reference period as of reference year 2022;

(c) the validated data listed in Section 4 of Annex I within 9 months after the end of the reference period, if the Member State concerned opts in favour of transmitting them;

(d) the validated data listed in Annex II within 6 months after the end of the reference period.

Article 10

Methodological manual

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

Article 11

Exercise of the delegation

Article 12

Committee

Article 13

Repeal

Directive 95/57/EC is hereby repealed.

Member States shall provide results in accordance with Directive 95/57/EC for all reference periods for 2011.

Article 14

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.

ANNEX I

INTERNAL TOURISM

Section 1

CAPACITY OF TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS

(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

(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).

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)

(1) At regional NUTS level 2 and at national level

Type of accommodation	Variables	Breakdowns
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]
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
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
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
Type of accommodation	Variables	Breakdowns
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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

(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

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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: