Classification Detail
Classification of tourism trips according to the main purpose
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008), United Nations: New York 2010, Chapter 3 (p. 23-30).
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
Sales No. E.08.XVII.28
ISBN:
978-92-1-161521-0
Website:
Custodian:
World Tourism Organization
Available Formats:
PDF, Print
Year Adopted:
2008
Year Published:
2010
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Classification des voyages de tourisme en fonction du motif principal
Citation:
Recommandations internationales sur les statistiques du tourisme 2008 (IRTS 2008), Nations Unies: Madrid/New York 2011, Chapitre 3 (p. 25-33).
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
ISBN:
978-92-1-261218-8
Español
Clasificación de los viajes turísticos por el motivo principal del viaje
Citation:
Recomendaciones internacionales para estadísticas de turismo 2008 (IRTS 2008), Naciones Unidas: Madrid/Nueva York 2010, Capítulo 3 (p. 25-33).
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
ISBN:
978-92-1-361238-5
العربية
تصنيف الرحلات السياحية وفقاللغرض الرئيسي
Citation:
التوصيات الدولية المتعلقة بإحصاءات السياحة 2008
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
ISBN:
0-661034-1-92-978
Pусский
Классификация туристских поездок по их основной цели
Citation:
Международные рекомендации по статистике туризма, 2008 год
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
ISBN:
978-92-1-461021-2
中文
基于主要目的的旅游性出行分类
Citation:
2008年国际旅游 统计建议
ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/83/Rev.1
ISBN:
978-92-1-730230-5
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.5 Tourism
Purpose:
For tourism statistics, the identification of visitor is central for defining tourism as a subset of travel. The main purpose of a trip helps to determine wether it qualifies as a tourism trip and the traveller qualifies as a visitor. A visitor is a traveller taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year, for any purpose (business, leisure or other personal purposes) other than to be employed by a resident entity in the country or place visited. These trips taken by visitors qualify as tourism trips. Tourism refers to the activity of visitors.
Main Applications:
Help define tourism as a subset of travel (see 2a) and improve the conceptual background for the definition of visitors and tourism trips. Information on the purpose of tourism trip is useful for characterizing tourism expenditure patterns. It is also important to identify key segments of tourism demand for planning, marketing and promotion purposes.
Main Users:
Public sector (in particular National Statistical Offices, National Tourism Administration), private sector and academia.
Methodology
Scope:
Tourism trips
Concept Being Classified:
tourism
Statistical Units:
trip / visit
Main Principles:
The conceptual basis as per the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 (IRTS 2008) and the Balance of Payments.
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Group
1
2 items
Level 2
Category
1.1
8 items
Remarks:
Please refer to the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008, figure 3.1.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity:
World Tourism Organization
Reason for Latest Revision:
To elaborate on previous classifications and incorporate new categories that have been gaining importance since the issue of 1993 Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (see IRTS 2008 para. 3.14).
Major Changes:
1993 RTS: Classification of tourism trips according to purpose:
1. Leisure, recreation and holidays
2. Visiting friends and relatives
3. Business and professional
4. Health treatment
5. Religion/pilgrimages
6. Other
IRTS 2008: Classification of tourism trips according to the main purpose:
1. Personal
1.1. Holidays, leisure and recreation
1.2. Visiting friends and relatives
1.3. Education and training
1.4. Health and medical care
1.5. Religion/pilgrimages
1.6. Shopping
1.7. Transit
1.8. Other
2. Business and professional
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
World Tourism Organization
Unit:
Statistics and Tourism Satellite Account
Email:
Website:
Telephone:
+34 91 567 81 00
Fax:
+34 91 571 37 33
Address:
C/ Capitán Haya 42
28020 Madrid
Spain
Comments
Please refer to International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008, Chapter 3 section B (figure 3.1).