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European
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1051/2011
of 20 October 2011
implementing Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
concerning European statistics on tourism, as regards the structure of the quality reports and the
transmission of the data
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) Certain
data
should
be
made
available
to
Member
States
in order to complete the statistical coverage of tourism at
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
national level.
Union,
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the
accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical
European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011
System Committee,
concerning European statistics on tourism ( 1 ), and in particular
Articles 6(4) and 9(2) and (3) thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas:
Article 1
The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports shall
(1) Regulation
(EU)
No
692/2011
established
a
common be as set out in Annex I.
framework for the systematic development, production
and dissemination of European statistics on tourism.
Article 2
(2) Reasonable
level
of
quality
should
be
ensured
in
the The exchange standard for aggregate tables shall be as set out in
disseminated information and the maintenance of
Annex II.
existing statistical series on tourism.
Article 3
(3)
The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports,
The exchange standard for micro-data files shall be as set out in
as well as the practical arrangements for the data trans
Annex III.
mission should be laid down.
Article 4
(4)
It is appropriate to use the European statistics on tourism
as fully as possible while respecting the confidentiality of
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the individual data records.
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, 20 October 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 17.

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ANNEX I
Structure of quality reports
Arrangements and structure for providing metadata
Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with reference metadata in accordance with the Euro SDMX
Metadata Structure, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2009/498/EC ( 1 ) for the European Statistical System.
Member States shall provide the required metadata (including quality) in accordance with an exchange standard specified
by the Commission (Eurostat). The metadata shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point or in such a
form that the Commission (Eurostat) can retrieve it by electronic means.
Contents of the metadata and quality reports
The report shall include the following concepts and cover internal tourism (Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011) as
well as national tourism (Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011):
(1) Relevance, including completeness as compared to user needs and data completeness as compared to the requirements
and recommendations laid down in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 692/2011.
(2) Accuracy, including coverage error (over-coverage and under-coverage), recall bias, classification error, item and unit
non-response (broken down by type of unit non-response), imputation rate (for Section 2 of Annex II), sampling
error and coefficients of variation for a set of leading indicators and breakdowns (as well as a description of the
formulae or algorithm used to calculate the coefficients of variation) and data revision (policy, practice, impact on
leading indicators).
(3) Timeliness, including information on the calendar for the production process until the publication of the results (first
results, final and complete results).
(4) Punctuality, including information on the dates of transmission of the data to the Commission (Eurostat) as compared
to the deadlines specified in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 for all data deliveries relating to the
reference year.
(5) Accessibility and clarity, including information on the release calendar for the main publications (paper and online)
relating to the reference periods of the reference year.
(6) Comparability, including comparability between geographical areas, over time (break in series) and between statistical
domains.
(7) Coherence, including coherence within the domain with data from other sources, coherence with other statistical
domains, coherence between annual and infra-annual statistics.
(8) Cost and burden, including (where available) a quantitative/monetary and qualitative indication of the cost associated
with the collection and production and the burden on respondents, and a description of recent or planned measures
to improve cost efficiency and/or reduce respondent burden.
(9) Metadata relating to statistical presentation and statistical processing, including information on (where applicable)
concepts, definitions and classifications used, sources used, population frame, target population, frequency of data
collection, survey type and data collection methods, scope (and limitations to the scope), sampling design and
methodology, grossing-up procedures, treatment of confidential data and disclosure control.
( 1 ) OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 50.

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ANNEX II
Aggregate tables for the transmission of data listed in Annex I and Sections 1 and 3 of Annex II to Regulation
(EU) No 692/2011
File structure and codification
Member States shall provide the data required by this Regulation in accordance with an exchange standard specified by
the Commission (Eurostat). Data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point or in such a way that the
Commission (Eurostat) can retrieve it by electronic means.
Where reference is made to ‘identifiers’, this shall mean the identifiers specified by the Commission (Eurostat). The
Commission (Eurostat) shall provide detailed documentation in relation to these identifiers and will supply supplementary
guidance in relation to the exchange standard. Data that do not comply with the provisions for the exchange standard
specified by the Commission (Eurostat) will be considered as not having been provided.
Each dataset shall contain the fields listed in this Annex.
Header
The purpose of the header is to identify the transmitted data series and it shall consist of three fields:
— Reference period shall consist of seven characters, the first four identifying the year and the last three the period within
the year. Examples: 2012A00 (annual data for 2012) or 2012M01 (monthly data for January 2012),
— Country code shall consist of two characters, containing the two-character country code of the Member States trans
mitting the data. Examples: BE (Belgium), BG (Bulgaria), etc.,
— Subject shall consist of one of the following identifiers of the dataset:
— int_cap_annual internal
tourism
—
capacity
of
tourist
accommodation
establishments;
data listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— int_occ_annual
internal tourism — annual occupancy data (including estimate for below threshold estab
lishments);
data listed in Section 2A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— int_occ_mnight internal
tourism
—
monthly
data
on
nights
spent;
data listed in Section 2B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— int_occ_marrno internal
tourism
—
monthly
data
on
arrivals
and
net
occupancy
rates;
data listed in Section 2B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— int_non_rented
internal tourism — annual data on nights spent in non-rented accommodation;
data listed in Section 4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— nat_dem_partic national
tourism
—
participation
in
tourism;
data listed in Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— nat_dem_sdvout national
tourism
—
outbound
same-day
visits;
data listed in Section 3A of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
— nat_dem_sdvdom national tourism — domestic same-day visits;
data listed in Section 3B of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
Data
For each dataset, this entity shall contain the values for the variables and breakdowns and shall consist of six fields:
— Variable shall contain the identifier for the variable,
— Breakdown shall contain the identifier for the breakdown category or, where applicable, the combination of breakdown
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— Unit shall contain the identifier for the unit of measurement,
— Value shall contain the grossed up value for the population characteristic relating to the indicated variable and
breakdown,
— Flag shall contain flags for ‘data is cleared for dissemination’, ‘data is unreliable and shall not be used disseminated, but
can be combined with other data in higher-level aggregate tables’ and for ‘data subject to primary or secondary
confidentiality’,
— Comment shall contain any short comment or metadata relating to one particular value (comments or footnotes
relating to variables or breakdowns shall be mentioned under Notes).
Notes
For each dataset, this entity shall contain any explanatory notes, footnotes, metadata concerning one or more variables or
breakdowns or general notes on the entire dataset, and shall consist of three fields:
— Variable shall contain the identifier for the variable to which the note relates,
— Breakdown shall contain the identifier for the breakdown category or, where applicable, the combination of breakdown
categories to which the note relates,
— Comment shall contain the free note that can be published as methodological notes or additional explanations in order
to better understand the transmitted data.

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ANNEX III
Micro-data files for the transmission of data listed in Section 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
File structure and codification
Each observed trip shall be an individual record in the transmitted micro-data file. This micro-data file shall be fully
checked, edited and, where necessary, imputed and shall follow the file structure and codification described in the table
below. The Commission (Eurostat) will supply additional guidance in relation to the transmission format.
Data that does not respect the provisions for the exchange standard set out in this Annex will be considered as not
having been sent.
Column Identifier Description Filter/remarks
1/6 000001-
Sequence number of the trip
999999
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRIP
7/8 Month
of
departure
01-24
Number of the month (January of the reference year = 01,
December of the reference year = 12; January of previous
calendar year = 13, December of previous calendar year
= 24)
9/11
Duration of the trip in number of nights
001-366 Number
of
nights
(3
digits)
12/14
Duration of the trip: number of nights spent on the Only for outbound trips;
domestic territory
Triennial variable, in the
optional years: code = Blank
000-183 Number
of
nights
(3
digits)
15/17 Main
country
of
destination
001-999 Coding
according
to
the
country
list
in
the
methodological
manual drawn up under Article 10 of Regulation (EU)
No 692/2011
18 Main
purpose
of
the
trip
1 Private/personal
purpose:
leisure,
recreation
and
holidays
2 Private/personal
purpose:
visiting
relatives
and
friends
3 Private/personal
purpose:
other
(e.g.
health
treatment,
pilgrimage)
4 Professional/business
purpose
19/24 Type
of
destination Column
18
=
[1,
2,
3];
Triennial variable, in the
optional years: code = Blank
19
1 City
=
Yes
2 City
=
No
9
City = Not applicable (Column 18 = 4)
20
1 Seaside
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Column Identifier Description Filter/remarks
2 Seaside
=
No
9 Seaside
=
Not
applicable
(Column
18
=
4)
21
1 Countryside
(including
lakeside,
river,
etc.)
=
Yes
2 Countryside
(including
lakeside,
river,
etc.)
=
No
9 Countryside
(including
lakeside,
river,
etc.)
=
Not
applicable
(Column 18 = 4)
22
1 Cruise
ship
=
Yes
2 Cruise
ship
=
No
9 Cruise
ship
=
Not
applicable
(Column
18
=
4)
23
1 Mountains
(highlands,
hills,
etc.)
=
Yes
2 Mountains
(highlands,
hills,
etc.)
=
No
9 Mountains
(highlands,
hills,
etc.)
=
Not
applicable
(Column
18 = 4)
24
1 Other
=
Yes
2 Other
=
No
9 Other
=
Not
applicable
(Column
18
=
4)
25 Participation
of
children Column
18
=
[1,
2,
3];
Triennial variable, in the
optional years: code = Blank
1 Yes
2 No
9 Not
applicable
(Column
18
=
4)
26 Main
means
of
transport
1 Air
(flight
services,
scheduled
or
chartered,
or
other
air
services)
2 Waterway
(passenger
lines
and
ferries,
cruises,
pleasure
boat,
rented vessel, etc.)
3 Railway
4 Bus,
coach
(scheduled
or
non-scheduled)
5 Motor
vehicle
(private
or
rented)
6 Other
(e.g.
bicycle)
27 Main
means
of
accommodation
1 Rented
accommodation:
hotels
or
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Column Identifier Description Filter/remarks
2 Rented
accommodation:
campsites,
caravan
or
trailer
park
(non-residential)
3 Rented
accommodation:
other
rented
accommodation
(health establishments, youth hostels, marinas, etc.)
4 Non-rented
accommodation:
own
holiday
home
5 Non-rented
accommodation:
accommodation
provided
without charge by relatives or friends
6 Non-rented
accommodation:
other
non-rented
accom
modation
28
Booking of the trip: use of a tour operator or travel Triennial variable, in the
agency to book the main means of transport
optional years: code = Blank
1 Yes
2 No
9 Don’t
know
29
Booking of the trip: use of a tour operator or travel Triennial variable, in the
agency to book the main means of accommodation
optional years: code = Blank
1 Yes
2 No
9 Don’t
know
30 Booking
of
the
trip
(independent) Triennial
variable,
in
the
optional years: code = Blank
Column 28 = 2 and Column
29 = 2
1 The
services
were
booked
directly
with
the
service
provider
2 No
booking
was
needed
9 Not
applicable
(Column
28
≠ 2 or Column 29 ≠ 2)
31 Booking
of
the
trip:
package
trip Triennial
variable,
in
the
optional years: code = Blank
1 Yes
2 No
32
Booking of the trip: Internet booking of the main means Triennial variable, in the
of transport
optional years: code = Blank
1 Yes
2 No
9 Don’t
know

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Column Identifier Description Filter/remarks
33
Booking of the trip: Internet booking of the main means Triennial variable, in the
of accommodation
optional years: code = Blank
1 Yes
2 No
9 Don’t
know
34/41 Expenditure
of
the
individual
tourist
during
the
trip
relating to transport
00000000-
Amount in euro (8 digits)
99999998
42/49 Expenditure
of
the
individual
tourist
during
the
trip
relating to accommodation
00000000-
Amount in euro (8 digits)
99999998
50/57
Expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip on Optional variable, if not trans
food and drinks in cafés and restaurants
mitted: code = Blank
00000000-
Amount in euro (8 digits)
99999998
58/65 Other
expenditure
of
the
individual
tourist
during
the
trip (total other, including durables and valuable goods)
00000000-
Amount in euro (8 digits)
99999998
66/73 Durables
and
valuable
goods
(subcategory
of
Other
expenditure of the individual tourist during the trip)
00000000-
Amount in euro (8 digits)
99999998
PROFILE OF THE VISITOR
74 Gender
1 Male
2 Female
75/77 Age
000-198 Number
of
completed
years
(3
digits)
78/79 Country
of
residence
The 2-digit country code (Belgium = BE, Bulgaria = BG, etc.)
80 Educational
level Optional
variable,
if
not
trans
mitted: code = Blank
1 Lower
(ISCED
0,
1
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2)

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Column Identifier Description Filter/remarks
2 Middle
(ISCED
3
or
4)
3 Higher
(ISCED
5
or
6)
81 Employment
situation Optional
variable,
if
not
trans
mitted: code = Blank
1 Employed
(employee
or
self-employed)
2 Unemployed
3 Student
(or
pupil)
4
Other not in the labour force
82 Household
income
in
quartiles Optional
variable,
if
not
trans
mitted: code = Blank
1 First
quartile
2 Second
quartile
3 Third
quartile
4 Fourth
quartile
GROSSING-UP FACTOR
83/91 Grossing-up
factor
from
sample
to
population
000000-
Columns 83 to 88 contain integers
999999
000-999
Columns 89 to 91 contain decimal places

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