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Tourism Indicators

Explore the individual measures TCTI uses to understand tourism demand, spending, accommodation activity, economic contribution, and travel behavior.

Each indicator page explains what the statistic measures and displays the country-level official data currently available across the platform.

Indicators

37

Tourism measures currently registered in the public indicator directory.

Data Approach

Best available official data

TCTI preserves source, dataset, and reporting-year context alongside each observation.

Methodology

Transparent by design

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Indicator Directory

Browse the measures behind TCTI

Tourism cannot be understood through a single number. Explore individual indicators to see what each measure represents and how countries currently compare.

Tourism Indicator

Accommodation Arrivals

Total arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments.

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Accommodation Bed Places

Available bed places in tourist accommodation.

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Accommodation Bedrooms

Available bedrooms in tourist accommodation.

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Accommodation Establishments

Number of tourist accommodation establishments.

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Air Travel Share

Share of tourism trips made primarily by air transport.

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Average Length of Stay

Average number of nights spent during a tourism trip.

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Average Trip Expenditure

Average spending per tourism trip.

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Bed-Place Occupancy Rate

Percentage of available bed places occupied.

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Bedroom Occupancy Rate

Percentage of available bedrooms occupied.

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Business Trip Share

Share of tourism trips taken primarily for business purposes.

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Camping Accommodation Share

Share of tourism trips using campsites or similar accommodation.

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Domestic Accommodation Arrivals

Domestic visitor arrivals at tourist accommodation.

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Domestic Tourism Expenditure

Tourism spending by residents travelling within their own country.

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Domestic Tourism Trip Nights

Nights residents spend travelling within their own country.

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Domestic Tourism Trips

Tourism trips taken by residents within their own country.

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Domestic Tourist Nights

Accommodation nights generated by domestic visitors.

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Hotel Accommodation Share

Share of tourism trips using hotels or similar accommodation.

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International Accommodation Arrivals

International visitor arrivals at tourist accommodation.

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International Tourist Arrivals

The number of international visitors entering a destination during a reporting year.

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International Tourist Nights

Accommodation nights generated by international visitors.

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Leisure Trip Share

Share of tourism trips taken primarily for personal or leisure purposes.

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Outbound Tourism Expenditure

Tourism spending by residents travelling abroad.

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Outbound Tourism Trip Nights

Nights residents spend travelling abroad.

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Outbound Tourism Trips

Tourism trips taken by residents to foreign destinations.

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Rail Travel Share

Share of tourism trips made primarily by rail.

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Rental Accommodation Share

Share of tourism trips using rented accommodation.

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Resident Tourism Expenditure

Total tourism spending by residents on domestic and outbound trips.

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Resident Tourism Trip Nights

The total number of nights spent during tourism trips by residents.

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Resident Tourism Trips

The total number of tourism trips taken by residents.

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Road Travel Share

Share of tourism trips made primarily by road transport.

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Tourism Employment Share

Share of national employment directly supported by tourism.

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Tourism Expenditures

Money residents spend while travelling abroad.

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Tourism GDP Share

Tourism's direct contribution to national economic activity.

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Tourism Participation Rate

The share of residents who take at least one tourism trip.

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Tourism Receipts

Money earned from international visitors during their trips.

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Tourist Nights

The number of nights visitors spend in accommodation.

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Water Travel Share

Share of tourism trips made primarily by water transport.

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Interpretation

One indicator never tells the whole story

Tourism indicators describe different dimensions of a destination. High visitor arrivals do not necessarily mean high tourism receipts, long stays, strong economic contribution, or sustainable tourism development.

TCTI keeps individual measures separate rather than combining them into a proprietary tourism score. This allows users to understand the evidence behind broader tourism patterns.

Reporting years, official sources, and statistical definitions can differ between countries and indicators.

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Explore the Data

Explore indicators within complete country dashboards.

Country dashboards bring multiple tourism indicators together with their reporting years, official sources, datasets, and historical context.