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| 1 (a) | Name of the current national classification (full name in official national languages and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | طبقه بندي فعاليت هاي گردشگري ايران - Tourism Activities’ Classification of Iran |
| 1 (b) | In which language(s) is the classification available? | فارسي Persian |
| 1 (c) | Can the classification (or information about it) be accessed on the Internet? If yes, please provide the URL. | خير No |
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| 2 (a) | Please describe the structure of the classification: How many levels does the classification have? (Please provide labels, such as “Division”, “Class”) How many categories exist at each level? | The classification has a hierarchical structure is like the international classification and includes the categories of division, section, group, main class and sub-class.|
| 10 | Division | Alphabetic | | 20 | Section | 2 digit | | 45 | Group | 3 digit | | 86 | Main class | 4 digit | | 144 | Sub- class | 5 digit |
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| 2 (b) | Please provide examples of the coding system used at each level. | |
| Education | - | M | | HIGHER EDUCATION | P | 8030 | | HOTEL SCHOOLS | T | 80301 | | TOURISM EDUCATION PROGRAMMES | T | 80302 | | RECREATION AND PARK SCHOOLS | T | 80303 | | TOURISM-RELATED EDUCATION, N.E.C. | T | 80304 | | OTHER COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES | - | O | | ACTIVITIES OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYER ORGS | P | 9111 | | VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAUS | T | 91111 | | ACTIVITIES OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | P | 9112 | | ACTIVITIES OF TOURISM-RELATED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | T | 91121 |
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| 3 (a) | Is this classification based on (or linked to) an international standard classification? If yes, please describe. | Yes. Iran classification has been formulated according to the SICTA-2000. |
| 3 (b) | Is the classification structure identical to the international standard or, if not, how does it differ? (e.g. have additional levels been added to the international standard or have changes been made within the level of the international structure, such as aggregations or additional breakdowns) | Iran classification was derived from the international classification. The categories of this classification are like the international classification and no changes occurred in the structure. |
| 3 (c) | Please describe deviations from the international standard (in terms of structure, methodology or application rules). Please use examples, if a general statement is not possible. | |
| 3 (d) | At what level of the international standard can data be reported for international comparison? (Please provide examples of programmes / indicators if reporting takes place at different levels of the classification.) | could be used for reporting. |
| 3 (e) | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there are plans to use international norms in the future. | There is a link between Iran and international classification and the national classification has the comparative table with the international classification. |
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| 4 (a) | Please state for which statistical purposes (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. Please indicate at which level the classification is used for data collection and for data publishing. | This classification is use for data collection in tourism surveys. |
| 4 (b) | Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 4(a)). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register, employment services, work permits etc.) | |
| 4 (c) | Please indicate if alternative classifications are used by other institutions of the economy. Are these classifications available and useful for the Statistical Office? | |
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| 5 (a) | Please state the date of the official adoption of the classification. If not yet adopted, please indicate the current state (e.g. in development, sent for approval, in printing, ready to be distributed etc.) | The current classification was formulated in 2009 based on SICTA-2000 and no revision was not made up to now. |
| 5 (b) | Please state the date of use of the classification for individual statistical programmes. | |
| 5 (c) | Are there existing plans for revision or update of the current classification? | Yes. The national classification will be revised in 2013 based on the new version of the international classification. |
| 5 (d) | Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | This classification was developed for the first time. |
| 5 (e) | Please describe the link of the former classification to international classifications | |
| 5 (f) | Please describe the structure of the former classification and indicate the number of items at each level of the classification. (similar to question 2(a)) | |
| 5 (g) | Do conversion tables exist between the former and current classification? | |
| 5 (h) | When was the former classification implemented? | |
| 5 (i) | Are statistical data still collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | خير |
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| 6 (a) | Have national explanatory notes and/or guidelines been elaborated? | Yes, the objectives of classification, system of codes and descriptive points are presented in the National Classification publication. |
| 6 (b) | Do correspondence tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | Yes |
| 6 (c) | Are correspondence tables between alternative and current classification available (if applicable)? | No |
| 6 (d) | Does a national coding index exist? | بله Yes |
| 6 (e) | Is the classification available in electronic form? If yes, in which formats is it available?(e.g. PDF, TXT, Excel, XML) | Yes, it is available in the PDF and WORD formats. |
| 6 (f) | Are the correspondence tables or indexes available in electronic form? | No |
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| 7 (a) | Name of institution / office responsible for the development and maintenance of the classification | Statistical Centre of Iran |
| 7 (b) | Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiry | |
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| 9 (a) | Please provide any other information on this classification that you consider relevant | |
