See Regulation 692/2011 and Methodological Manual for Tourism Statistics

All local kind-of-activity unit (accommodation establishment) offering short-stay accommodation as a paid service (although the price might be partially or fully subsidised) to tourists as defined in NACE 55.1, 55.2 and 55.3

France including DOM (overseas departments)

NUTS3

Capacity: Since 2000

Occupancy: Since 2011

2011

2003

2016

Annual = 2016

Monthly = August 2016 (peak month)

Regulation 692/2011

Regulation 1051/2011

The sample size (in addition, the most important accommodation establishments are systematically surveyed) and the rate of response are relatively high. Required information is provided to Eurostat (annually).

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See: Regulation 692/2011

Annual meeting with key users:

Regional and local organisations: e.g. Comités Régionaux de Tourisme (CRT : regional tourism committee) and its national headquarters (FNCRT : Fédération nationale des Comités Régionaux de Tourisme)

Unions covering different tourism sector (hotels, campsite, ...)

Ministry of tourism (DGE)

Users would need very detailed data: this is often not possible primarily for statistical confidentiality reasons.

Compliant with the requirements of Regulation on tourism statistics 692/2011 as well as recommendations laid down in the Methodological Manual for tourism statistics.

Establishments with 10 and more permanent bed places.

No threshold (establishment that can accommodate larger groups (larger than a family). The non classified "résidence de tourisme" are not surveyed.

At least 10 pitches. If there are also private caravan places in a camping ground, at least one pitch out of at least 10 pitches must be rented totransient guests to be surveyed (private caravan places are excluded).

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404 600 000

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280 700 000

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123 900 000

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112 200 000

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Over-coverage is in practice unknown but seems unlikely (territorial knowledge of management teams, which work only in one region, have to validate the regional list of accommodations and respond to local demand ; we used also the unique identifier of companies / LKAU (le SIREN / SIRET) and duplicates are not allowed).

Under-coverage is possible (especially for smaller accommodation establishments). It appears low in practice in terms of capacity.

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average 20-25% of 12 200 units

average 25-30% of 2 500 units

average 20-25% of 6 000 units

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average 20-25% of 12 200 units

average 25-30% of 2 500 units

average 20-25% of 6 000 units

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28%

23%

Different ways are used to remind accomodations. At least letters are sent ; phone calls and mail messages are sent to some or alll of them. Priority is given to big units, and groups with low response rate. 

Non-responding units are estimated by averaging the responses of their stratum

The accommodation establishments are systematically recalled. Every month, for the hotels (NACE 551) written reminders amount to about 60% of a sample and telephone reminders about 50% of a sample (for NACE 552, 75% and 60% ; for NACE 553, 70% and 60%). Reminders are more insistent for the largest (most important) accommodations.

The unusable questionnaires are very rare. Accomodations are always contacted. However, there are incomplete questionnaires

Number of usable questionnaires (2016, for the year as a whole) :

Questionnaires may contain errors or item non response to the following questions : country of usual residence (arrivals and overnight stays) and the business tourism.

Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1): 103 845

Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2): 16 129

Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3): 23 221

Best quality is for capacity and room occupation. Detail of night and arrival by nationality, is less good

Phone and email recovery

Coverage

Enterprises operating in two activities (accommodation + ...) on a permanent basis and not classified in a tourism activity are surveyed.

Enterprises (NACE 551) with less than 10 permanent beds are not surveyed.

Camping grounds (NACE 553) are surveyed from May to September.

The population frame is updated continuously (and comparisons with other sources are performed periodically, e.g. twice a year, compared with ATOUT-FRANCE directory). 

35 days maximum for the preliminary results. 60 days for the final results (provisional results close to the final).

For campsites (NACE 55.3), the results of July and August are released later.

35 days maximum for the preliminary results. 60 days for the final results (provisional results close to the final).

35 days maximum for the preliminary results. 60 days for the final results (provisional results close to the final).

For campsites (NACE 55.3), the results of August are released later.

2016 annual capacity data have been transmitted to Eurostat 30 days after the deadline.

2016 annual occupancy data have been transmitted to Eurostat 60 days after the deadline.

August 2016 monthly data on nights spent (rapid key indicators) have been transmitted to Eurostat 7 days before the deadline.

See 3.8.1

Methodology remained the same in recent years. However, Insee had to change geographical areas definition in 2013 which had impact on survey and cluster of estimations. Two other modifications occured in 2014: 

Since Atout France changed the definitions of a 'star' classification (newly from 1 star to 5 star : the new classification is based on new criteria comparable with the international classification), Insee had to change the assignment of accommodation establishments according to this updated classification (the number of star for accommodations belonging to the NACE 55.1, 55.3 and part of 55.2) in 2014, which had impact on survey and cluster of estimations.

As a result, a reconstitution of series (retropolation) since 2010 has been produced. The results from the years before 2010 are therefore not fully comparable.

See 3.8.2

Methodology remained the same in recent years. However, Insee had to change geographical areas definition in 2013 which had impact on survey and cluster of estimations. Two other modifications occured in 2014: 

Since Atout France changed the definitions of a 'star' classification (newly from 1 star to 5 star : the new classification is based on new criteria comparable with the international classification), Insee had to change the assignment of accommodation establishments according to this updated classification (the number of star for accommodations belonging to the NACE 55.1, 55.3 and part of 55.2) in 2014, which had impact on survey and cluster of estimations.

As a result, a reconstitution of series (retropolation) since 2010 has been produced. The results from the years before 2010 are therefore not fully comparable.

See 3.8.3

Methodology remained the same in recent years. However, Insee had to change geographical areas definition in 2013 which had impact on survey and cluster of estimations. Two other modifications occured in 2014: 

Since Atout France changed the definitions of a 'star' classification (newly from 1 star to 5 star : the new classification is based on new criteria comparable with the international classification), Insee had to change the assignment of accommodation establishments according to this updated classification (the number of star for accommodations belonging to the NACE 55.1, 55.3 and part of 55.2) in 2014, which had impact on survey and cluster of estimations.

As a result, a reconstitution of series (retropolation) since 2010 has been produced. The results from the years before 2010 are therefore not fully comparable.

Users are notified of the revisions of the already published data.

For the preliminary results (35 days after the end of the reference month), all the questionnaires not yet arrived. Between the preliminary results and the final results (60 days after the end of the reference month), some questionnaires still arrived. Thus, for the final results, all the additionally received usable responses are processed.

Users are notified of the revisions of the already published data.

For the preliminary results (35 days after the end of the reference month), all the questionnaires not yet arrived. Between the preliminary results and the final results (60 days after the end of the reference month), some questionnaires still arrived. Thus, for the final results, all the additionally received usable responses are processed.

To avoid series breaks, data on capacity  / occupancy are revised for two reasons :
- according to our production schedule every month in t + 60 days: to replace the preliminary results with final results when additional questionnaires arrived ;
- rarely : to take account of methodological modifications, changes in stratification variables (See item 15.2. Eg : Insee had to change areas definition in 2013 which impact survey and cluster of estimations. A retropolation of data since 2010 was realised.).

To avoid series breaks, data on capacity  / occupancy are revised for two reasons :
- according to our production schedule every month in t + 60 days: to replace the preliminary results with final results when additional questionnaires arrived ;
- rarely : to take account of methodological modifications, changes in stratification variables (See item 15.2. Eg : Insee had to change areas definition in 2013 which impact survey and cluster of estimations. A retropolation of data since 2010 was realised.).

Enquêtes auprès des hôtels, des campings, des autres hébergements collectifs touristiques (AHCT)

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Under-coverage is possible (especially for smaller accommodation establishments).

Under-coverage is possible (especially for smaller accommodation establishments).

stratified sample survey

PDF files are attached.

There was not questionnaire in english in the year 2016

Not available.

Results are firstly validated by the Insee's regional centres of production (Direction Régionales de l'Insee) : each questionnaires and NACE classes (55.1, 55.2, 55.3) are validated with the help of automatic controls on the evolutions, ratios... They can correct data entry errors, call again the establishment to confirm (e.g. if there is a sharp increase in overnight stays) or to obtain the figure …

The final validation is made by the regional center in Montpellier (unit in charge of coordinating all the tourist accommodation surveys conducted at regional level, in French language : le pôle tourisme).

Results are firstly validated by the Insee's regional centres of production (Direction Régionales de l'Insee) : each questionnaires and NACE classes (55.1, 55.2, 55.3) are validated with the help of automatic controls on the evolutions, ratios... They can correct data entry errors, call again the establishment to confirm (e.g. if there is a sharp increase in overnight stays) or to obtain the figure …

The final validation is made by the regional center in Montpellier (unit in charge of coordinating all tourist accommodation surveys conducted at regional level).