~~THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,~~ ~~Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,~~ ~~Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of~~ ~~6 July 2011~~ ~~concerning European statistics on tourismOJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 17~~.~~, and in particular Articles 6(4) and 9(2) and (3) thereof,~~ ~~Whereas:~~ ~~(1)Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 established a common framework for the systematic development, production and dissemination of European statistics on tourism.~~ ~~(2)Reasonable level of quality should be ensured in the disseminated information and the maintenance of existing statistical series on tourism.~~ ~~(3)The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports, as well as the practical arrangements for the data transmission should be laid down.~~ ~~(4)It is appropriate to use the European statistics on tourism as fully as possible while respecting the confidentiality of the individual data records.~~ ~~(5)Certain data should be made available to Member States in order to complete the statistical coverage of tourism at national level.~~ ~~(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,~~ ~~HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:~~

Article 1 The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports shall be as set out in Annex I.

Article 2 The exchange standard for aggregate tables shall be as set out in Annex II.

Article 3 The exchange standard for micro-data files shall be as set out in Annex III.

Article 4 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 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/ECOJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 50. 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. 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 transmitting the data. Examples: BE (Belgium), BG (Bulgaria), etc., Subject shall consist of one of the following identifiers of the dataset: — ~~int_cap_annual~~TOUR_CAP_Ainternal tourism — capacity of tourist accommodation establishments;data listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 — ~~int_occ_annual~~TOUR_OCC_Ainternal tourism — annual occupancy data (including estimate for below threshold establishments);data listed in Section 2A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 — ~~int_occ_mnight~~TOUR_NIGHTS_Minternal tourism — monthly data on nights spent;data listed in Section 2B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 — ~~int_occ_marrno~~TOUR_ARRNOCC_Minternal 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~~TOUR_NONRENT_Ainternal 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~~TOUR_PARTIC_Anational tourism — participation in tourism;data listed in Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 — ~~nat_dem_sdvout~~TOUR_SDVOUT_Qnational tourism — outbound same-day visits;data listed in Section 3A of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 — ~~nat_dem_sdvdom~~TOUR_SDVDOM_Qnational 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 categories, 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. 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: practical arrangements 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~~on the format for 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. HeaderThe purpose of the header is to identify the transmitted data series. It shall consist of four fields:Reference period shall consist of seven characters, the first four identifying the year and the last three the period within the year (A00).Country code shall consist of two characters, containing the two-character country code of the Member State transmitting the data. Examples: BE (Belgium), BG (Bulgaria), …Subject shall consist of the identifier of the dataset: nat_dem_microdata.Currency identifies the currency in which expenditure is reported (EUR or NAC). While euro area Member States shall provide data in euro (code EUR), non-euro area Member States can report data either in euro or in their national currency (code NAC). However, all expenditure must be reported in the same currency inside one file.Data

~~PROFILE OF THE VISITOR~~ ~~GROSSING-UP FACTOR~~

Column name	Identifier	Description	Filter/remarks
~~1/6~~ID	000001-999999	Sequence number of the trip
		CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRIP
~~7/8~~
Field 1		Month of departure
	01-24	Number of the month (January of the reference year = 01, December of the reference year = 12; January of the previous calendar year = 13, December of the previous calendar year = 24)
~~9/11~~Field 2		Duration of the trip in number of nights
	001-366	Number of nights (3 digits maximum)
~~12/14~~Field 3		Duration of the trip: number of nights spent on the domestic territory	Only for outbound trips;Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	000-183	Number of nights (3 digits maximum)
~~15/17~~Field 4		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
18Field 5		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
19Field 6	1	City = Yes
	2	City = No
	9	City = Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
20Field 7	1	Seaside = Yes
	2	Seaside = No
	9	Seaside = Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
21Field 8	1	Countryside (including lakeside, ~~river~~riverside, etc.) = Yes
	2	Countryside (including lakeside, ~~river~~riverside, etc.) = No
	9	Countryside (including lakeside, ~~river~~riverside, etc.) = Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
22Field 9	1	Cruise ship = Yes
	2	Cruise ship = No
	9	Cruise ship = Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
23Field 10	1	Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) = Yes
	2	Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) = No
	9	Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) = Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
24Field 11	1	Other = Yes
	2	Other = No
	9	Other = Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
25Field 12		Participation of children	~~Column 18 = [1, 2, 3];~~Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
	9	Not applicable (~~Column~~Field 185 = 4)
26Field 13		Main means of transport
	1	Air (~~flight services~~flights, scheduled or chartered, or other air services)
	2	Waterway (passenger lines and ferries, cruises, pleasure boat, rented vessel, etc.)
	3	Railway
	4	Bus, coach (regular/scheduled or occasional/non-scheduled)
	5	~~Motor~~Regular/scheduled bus or coach	Optional breakdown
	6	Occasional/non-scheduled bus or coach	Optional breakdown
	7	Private motor vehicle (~~private~~owned or ~~rented~~leased, including friends/relatives’ car)
	68	Rented motor vehicle (including ride-sharing or car-sharing platforms)
	9	Other (e.g. bicycle)
27Field 14		Main means of accommodation
	1	Rented accommodation: hotels or similar establishments
	2	Rented accommodation: campsites, caravan or trailer park (non-residential)
	3	Rented accommodation: such as a house, villa or apartment; rented room(s) in a dwelling
	4	Rented accommodation: other rented accommodation (~~health~~such ~~establishments,~~as youth hostels, marinas, ~~etc.~~health establishments)
	45	Non-rented accommodation: own holiday home
	56	Non-rented accommodation: accommodation provided ~~without~~free of charge by relatives or friends
	67	Non-rented accommodation: other non-rented accommodation
28Field 15		Booking of the trip: ~~use~~internet booking of ~~a tour operator or travel agency to book~~ the main means of ~~transport~~accommodation	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 16		9	~~Don’t know~~
29		Booking of the trip: ~~use~~booking ofchannel ~~a tour operator or travel agency to book~~for the main means of accommodation	Triennial variable, in the 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 = BlankColumn 28 = 2 and Column 29 = 2~~
	1	~~The services were booked directly~~Directly with the ~~service~~accommodation provider
	2	Via a travel agency, tour operator, portal or short-term property or holiday letting agency listing multiple accommodation providers
	3	No booking was needed
Field 17		9	~~Not applicable (Column 28 ≠ 2 or Column 29 ≠ 2)~~
31		Booking of the ~~trip:~~main ~~package~~means ~~trip~~of accommodation via a website or app such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, HomeAway	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
32		9	Not applicable (Field 14 ≠ 3 or Field 15 ≠ 1 or Field 16 ≠ 2)
Field 18		Booking of the trip: ~~Internet~~internet booking of the main means of transport	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 19		9	~~Don’t know~~
33		Booking of the trip: ~~Internet~~ booking ofchannel for the main means of ~~accommodation~~transport	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	~~Yes~~Directly with the transport provider
	2	NoVia a travel agency, tour operator, portal
	93	~~Don’t~~No ~~know~~booking was needed
~~34/41~~Field 20		Booking of the main means of transport via a website or app such as BlaBlaCar	Optional triennial variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
	9	Not applicable (Field 18 ≠ 1 or Field 19 ≠ 2)
Field 21		Booking of the trip: package trip	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 22		Booking of the trip: internet booking of the package	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 23		Expenditure ofrelated to the trip by the individual tourist ~~during~~on ~~the trip relating to transport~~packages
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
~~42/49~~Field 24		Expenditure ofrelated to the trip by the individual tourist ~~during~~on ~~the trip relating to accommodation~~transport
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
~~50/57~~Field 25		Expenditure ofrelated to the trip by the individual tourist ~~during~~on accommodation
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
Field 26		Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on food and drinks in cafés and restaurants	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
~~58/65~~Field 27		Other expenditure ofrelated to the trip by the individual tourist ~~during the trip~~ (total other, including durables and valuable goods)
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
~~66/73~~Field 28		Durables and valuable goods (subcategory of "Other expenditure ofrelated to the trip by the individual tourist ~~during the trip~~")
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
74			Profile of the visitor
Field 29		Gender
	1	Male
	2	Female
~~75/77~~Field 30		Age
	000-198	Number of ~~completed~~full years (3 digits)
~~78/79~~Field 31		Country of residence
		The 2two-digit country code (Belgium = BE, Bulgaria = BG, ~~etc~~...)
80Field 32		Educational attainment level	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	At most lower secondary (ISCED 2011 levels 0-2)
	2	Upper secondary and post-secondary (non-tertiary) (ISCED 2011 levels 3 and 4)
	3	Tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5-8)
81Field 33		Employment situation	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	Employed (employee or self-employed)
	2	Unemployed
	3	Student (or pupil)
	4	Other not in the labour force
82Field 34		Household income in quartiles	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	~~First~~1st quartile
	2	~~Second~~2nd quartile
	3	~~Third~~3rd quartile
	4	~~Fourth~~4th quartile
~~83/91~~			Grossing-Up factor
		Grossing-up factor from sample to population
Field 35	000000-999999	~~Columns~~Field 8335 ~~to 88 contain~~contains integers
Field 36	000-999	~~Columns~~Field 8936 ~~to 91 contain~~contains decimal places

Article 1The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports shall be as set out in Annex I.

Article 2The exchange standard for aggregate tables shall be as set out in Annex II.

Article 3The exchange standard for micro-data files shall be as set out in Annex III.

Article 4This 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 IStructure of quality reportsArrangements and structure for providing metadataMember States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with reference metadata in accordance with the Euro SDMX Metadata Structure, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2009/498/ECOJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 50. 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 reportsThe 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.ANNEX IIAggregate tables for the transmission of data listed in Annex I and Sections 1 and 3 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011File structure and codificationMember 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.HeaderThe 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 transmitting the data. Examples: BE (Belgium), BG (Bulgaria), etc.,Subject shall consist of one of the following identifiers of the dataset:—TOUR_CAP_Ainternal tourism — capacity of tourist accommodation establishments;data listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_OCC_Ainternal tourism — annual occupancy data (including estimate for below threshold establishments);data listed in Section 2A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_NIGHTS_Minternal tourism — monthly data on nights spent;data listed in Section 2B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_ARRNOCC_Minternal tourism — monthly data on arrivals and net occupancy rates;data listed in Section 2B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_NONRENT_Ainternal tourism — annual data on nights spent in non-rented accommodation;data listed in Section 4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_PARTIC_Anational tourism — participation in tourism;data listed in Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_SDVOUT_Qnational tourism — outbound same-day visits;data listed in Section 3A of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011—TOUR_SDVDOM_Qnational tourism — domestic same-day visits;data listed in Section 3B of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011DataFor 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 categories,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).NotesFor 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.ANNEX IIIMicro-data files for the transmission of data listed in Section 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011File structure and codification: practical arrangementsEach 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 on the format for transmission.Data that does not respect the exchange standard set out in this Annex will be considered as not having been sent.HeaderThe purpose of the header is to identify the transmitted data series. It shall consist of four fields:Reference period shall consist of seven characters, the first four identifying the year and the last three the period within the year (A00).Country code shall consist of two characters, containing the two-character country code of the Member State transmitting the data. Examples: BE (Belgium), BG (Bulgaria), …Subject shall consist of the identifier of the dataset: nat_dem_microdata.Currency identifies the currency in which expenditure is reported (EUR or NAC). While euro area Member States shall provide data in euro (code EUR), non-euro area Member States can report data either in euro or in their national currency (code NAC). However, all expenditure must be reported in the same currency inside one file.Data

Column name	Identifier	Description	Filter/remarks
ID	000001-999999	Sequence number of the trip
		CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRIP
Field 1		Month of departure
	01-24	Number of the month (January of the reference year = 01, December of the reference year = 12; January of the previous calendar year = 13, December of the previous calendar year = 24)
Field 2		Duration of the trip in number of nights
	001-366	Number of nights (3 digits maximum)
Field 3		Duration of the trip: number of nights spent on the domestic territory	Only for outbound tripsTriennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	000-183	Number of nights (3 digits maximum)
Field 4		Main country of destination
		Coding according to the country list in the methodological manual drawn up under Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 692/2011
Field 5		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
		Type of destination	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
Field 6	1	City = Yes
	2	City = No
	9	City = Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 7	1	Seaside = Yes
	2	Seaside = No
	9	Seaside = Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 8	1	Countryside (including lakeside, riverside, etc.) = Yes
	2	Countryside (including lakeside, riverside, etc.) = No
	9	Countryside (including lakeside, riverside, etc.) = Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 9	1	Cruise ship = Yes
	2	Cruise ship = No
	9	Cruise ship = Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 10	1	Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) = Yes
	2	Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) = No
	9	Mountains (highlands, hills, etc.) = Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 11	1	Other = Yes
	2	Other = No
	9	Other = Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 12		Participation of children	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
	9	Not applicable (Field 5 = 4)
Field 13		Main means of transport
	1	Air (flights, scheduled or chartered, or other air services)
	2	Waterway (passenger lines and ferries, cruises, pleasure boat, rented vessel, etc.)
	3	Railway
	4	Bus, coach (regular/scheduled or occasional/non-scheduled)
	5	Regular/scheduled bus or coach	Optional breakdown
	6	Occasional/non-scheduled bus or coach	Optional breakdown
	7	Private motor vehicle (owned or leased, including friends/relatives’ car)
	8	Rented motor vehicle (including ride-sharing or car-sharing platforms)
	9	Other (e.g. bicycle)
Field 14		Main means of accommodation
	1	Rented accommodation: hotels or similar establishments
	2	Rented accommodation: campsites, caravan or trailer park (non-residential)
	3	Rented accommodation: such as a house, villa or apartment; rented room(s) in a dwelling
	4	Rented accommodation: other rented accommodation (such as youth hostels, marinas, health establishments)
	5	Non-rented accommodation: own holiday home
	6	Non-rented accommodation: accommodation provided free of charge by relatives or friends
	7	Non-rented accommodation: other non-rented accommodation
Field 15		Booking of the trip: internet booking of the main means of accommodation	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 16		Booking of the trip: booking channel for the main means of accommodation	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Directly with the accommodation provider
	2	Via a travel agency, tour operator, portal or short-term property or holiday letting agency listing multiple accommodation providers
	3	No booking was needed
Field 17		Booking of the main means of accommodation via a website or app such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, HomeAway	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
	9	Not applicable (Field 14 ≠ 3 or Field 15 ≠ 1 or Field 16 ≠ 2)
Field 18		Booking of the trip: internet booking of the main means of transport	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 19		Booking of the trip: booking channel for the main means of transport	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Directly with the transport provider
	2	Via a travel agency, tour operator, portal
	3	No booking was needed
Field 20		Booking of the main means of transport via a website or app such as BlaBlaCar	Optional triennial variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
	9	Not applicable (Field 18 ≠ 1 or Field 19 ≠ 2)
Field 21		Booking of the trip: package trip	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 22		Booking of the trip: internet booking of the package	Triennial variable, in the optional years: code = Blank
	1	Yes
	2	No
Field 23		Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on packages
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
Field 24		Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on transport
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
Field 25		Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on accommodation
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
Field 26		Expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist on food and drinks in cafés and restaurants	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
Field 27		Other expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist (total other, including durables and valuable goods)
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
Field 28		Durables and valuable goods (subcategory of "Other expenditure related to the trip by the individual tourist")
	00000000-99999998	Amount in euro (or in national currency for non-euro area Member States) (8 digits maximum)
		Profile of the visitor
Field 29		Gender
	1	Male
	2	Female
Field 30		Age
	000-198	Number of full years (3 digits)
Field 31		Country of residence
		The two-digit country code (Belgium = BE, Bulgaria = BG, ...)
Field 32		Educational attainment level	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	At most lower secondary (ISCED 2011 levels 0-2)
	2	Upper secondary and post-secondary (non-tertiary) (ISCED 2011 levels 3 and 4)
	3	Tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5-8)
Field 33		Employment situation	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	Employed (employee or self-employed)
	2	Unemployed
	3	Student (or pupil)
	4	Other not in the labour force
Field 34		Household income in quartiles	Optional variable, if not transmitted: code = Blank
	1	1st quartile
	2	2nd quartile
	3	3rd quartile
	4	4th quartile
		Grossing-Up factor
		Grossing-up factor from sample to population
Field 35	000000-999999	Field 35 contains integers
Field 36	000-999	Field 36 contains decimal places