Occupancy of tourist accommodation establishments (tour_occ)

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Compiling agency: Office of Economic Affairs (Data collection) Office of Statistics (Tourism statistics, Metadata)


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



For any question on data and metadata, please contact: Eurostat user support

Download


1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Office of Economic Affairs (Data collection)

Office of Statistics (Tourism statistics, Metadata)
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Office of Statistics (Tourism statistics, Metadata)
1.5. Contact mail address

Office of Statistics Liechtenstein

Aeulestrasse 51

9490 Vaduz

Liechtenstein


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 31/03/2022
2.2. Metadata last posted 31/03/2022
2.3. Metadata last update 31/03/2022


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

Capacity:
The tourism statistics Liechtenstein contains the number of establishments, bedrooms and bed places for hotels and similar accommodation and the number of establishments and bed places for holiday and other short-stay accommodation and camping grounds.
In  January  2012  a  new  data  collection  method  was  established.  Since  January  2012  tourist accommodation establishments have to enter guest data in an electronic system (online). Some of the accommodation establishments have a gateway from their booking software to the electronic system to deliver the data.

Since 2014 data on bedrooms and bed places are entered monthly into the electronic system by hotels and similar accommodation.   
In the year 2012 there was a methodological break. As recommended by Eurostat long term letting should not be considered. Since 2012 long term letting for holiday homes and camping sites is not considered.

Occupancy:
The tourism statistics Liechtenstein contains the number of guest arrivals and spent nights in hotels and
similar accommodation, in holiday and other short-stay accommodation and on camping grounds. It contains also the net occupancy rate of bed places and the net occupancy rate of bedrooms for hotels and similar accommodation.
In  January  2012  a  new  data  collection  method  was  established.  Since  January  2012  tourist accommodation establishments have to enter guest data in an electronic system (online).
3.2. Classification system

For data transmission to Eurostat NACE and NUTS0 is used. In national publications establishments
are classified as 01 Hotel and private rooms (guest house), 02 Holiday dwelling, 03 Youth hostel, 04 Mass accomodation, 05 Camping site. In national publications NUTS0 and another national breakdown (5 Regions) are used.
3.3. Coverage - sector

NACE Rev.2 - 55.1, 55.2 and 55.3
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions

See Regulation 692/2011 and Methodological Manual for Tourism Statistics
3.4.2 Additional comments (if deviations from the Regulation)

No deviations
3.5. Statistical unit

Local kind-of-activity unit (accommodation establishment) offering short-stay accommodation to tourists.
3.6. Statistical population
3.6.1 Statistical population 

All local kind-of-activity (accommodation establishment) offering short-stay accommodation as a paid service (although the price might partially or fully subsidised) to tourists as defined in NACE 55.1, 55.2 and 55.3
3.6.2 Additional comments
3.7. Reference area
3.7.1 Reference area 

Liechtenstein
3.7.2 Regional coverage / granularity (e.g. lowest level of regional detail available)  

LAU1 and other national breakdown (5 Regions)
3.8. Coverage - Time

Coverage - Time [data comparable since (YYYY)]

3.8.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1) (Year)

2000
3.8.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2) (Year)

2012
3.8.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3) (Year)

2012
3.8.4 Additional comments (e.g. if different for CAP or OCC; older series for some vars; incoherence across regions; etc.)

> Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1) available since Capacity; 2000, Occupancy: 1965

> Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2) available since Capacity; 2004 Occupancy: 1960

> Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3) available since Capacity; 1998 Occupancy: 1960
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Capacity: Establishments (business units), bed places, bedrooms.

Occupancy: Nights spent, arrivals, net occupancy rate of bed places, net occupancy rate of bedrooms.


5. Reference Period Top
5.1 Capacity 

2022
5.2 Occupancy 

Annual: 2022,

Monthly: August 2022


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
6.1.1 European level

Regulation 692/2011

Regulation 1051/2011
6.1.2 National level

Data collection by the Office of Economic Affairs: Reporting obligation for accommodation establishments is determined in national law (LGBl. 2011 Nr. 581) Office of Statistics: National statistics law (LGBl. 2008 Nr. 271)
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Data protection is part of the national statistics law (LGBl. 2008 Nr. 271).
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Because in Liechtenstein there exist not so many accommodation establishments, data can not be published on LAU2 level for reasons of data protection. Therefore, for Liechtenstein data is released for five regions. For the release of data, there have to be at least 3 establishments. Otherwise, establishments have to agree to the release.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

The Office of Statistics has a release calendar which is publicly accessible on the home page of the Office of Statistics.
8.2. Release calendar access

A release calendar is available on the home page of the Office of Statistics. 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/anwendungen-datenbanken/erscheinungskalender

 

 

 
8.3. Release policy - user access

All users are informed at the same time. The Office of Statistics has an E-Mail newsletter. Statistics users can subscribe to the newsletter on the home page of the Office of Statistics. The newsletter is sent out when the publication is disseminated on the home page of the Office of Statistics. 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/analysen-dienstleistungen/dienstleistungen

 

 

 


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Not applicable.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

A newsletter is sent out. It contains some short information about the publication released, a link to download the publication and a link to the topic on the homepage of the Office of Statistics. 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/analysen-dienstleistungen/dienstleistungen

 

 
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

The Office of Statistics releases three publications in the topic tourism statistics per year. 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/wirtschaftsbereiche-und-unternehmen/tourismus

 

• Tourism statistics (yearbook). It contains all accommodations. Months January to December. Released as printed publication, pdf-File, Excel-File and online databse.
• Winter season. It contains hotels and similar accommodation. Months November to April. Released as printed publication, pdf-File and Excel-File.
• Summer season. It contains hotels and similar accommodation. Months Mai to October. Released as printed publication, pdf-File and Excel-File.

 

Since 2015 annual data are also published as interactive tables on the eTab Protal on the home page of the Office of Statistics (also available in English). 

https://etab.llv.li/PXWeb/pxweb/en/eTab/?rxid=43a2a947-91b4-40f5-9539-e5b5719055b7 Occupancy furthermore: Since 2013 monthly data are disseminated as an Excel-File on the home page of the Office of Statistics.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Since 2015 annual data are also published as interactive tables on the eTab Protal on the home page of the Office of Statistics (also available in English).

https://etab.llv.li/PXWeb/pxweb/en/eTab/eTab__Wirtschaftsbereiche%20und%20Unternehmen__Tourismus/?rxid=25de0858-d8ad-4e56-bb0a-3373146e6074

 

 
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

No micro-data released.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Employees in hotels and similar accommodation.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Methodical information is published in a separate methodology file that contains the methodology and quality of the tourism statistics. 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/wirtschaftsbereiche-und-unternehmen/tourismus

 
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Information about quality are published  in a separate methodology file that contains the methodology and quality of the tourism statistics. 

https://www.statistikportal.li/de/themen/wirtschaftsbereiche-und-unternehmen/tourismus


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

The publications are always controlled by a second person of the Office of Statistics. Data are compared with data of the last year and with data of the last month.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
11.2.1 Main strengths

Capacity:
In Liechtenstein data for tourism statistics are collected in a business survey (census) with no thresholds for bed places or size of the accommodation establishments.
In Liechtenstein there exists a reporting obligation for accommodation establishments which is determined in national law (LGBl. 2011 Nr. 581).
In January 2012 a new data collection method was established. Since January 2012 tourist accommodation establishments have to enter guest data in an electronic system (online). Some of the accommodation establishments have a gateway from their booking software to the electronic system to deliver the data.

Since 2014 data on bedrooms and bed places are entered monthly into the electronic system by hotels and similar accommodation.
In the year 2012, there was a methodological break. As recommended by Eurostat long term letting should not be considered. Since 2012 long term letting for holiday homes and camping sites is not considered.

 

Occupancy: In January 2012 a new data collection method was established. Since January 2012 tourist accommodation establishments have to enter guest data in an electronic system (online).
11.2.2 Main weaknesses

Capacity: For holiday dwellings, there is a undercoverage possible. The size of the under-coverage is not known.

Occupancy: For holiday dwellings, there is a undercoverage possible for guest arrivals and spent nights in holiday dwellings. An under-coverage can  not  be  excluded for guest arrivals and spent nights in hotels and similar accommodation. The size of the undercoverage is not known.
11.2.3 Quality improvements compared with previous reference year

No improvements


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
12.1.1 European level

See: Regulation 692/2011
12.1.2 Main users on a national level

The geographical level LAU2 is not available for reasons of data protection. Main users: Tourism organisation, Government, other Offices.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available
12.3. Completeness

12.3.1 Completeness

12.3.1.1 Completeness

Compliant with the requirements of Regulation on tourism statistics 692/2011 as well as recommendations laid down in the Methodological Manual for tourism statistics.
12.3.1.2 If not complete, please specify why and list deviations from Reg.

No incompleteness.


12.3.2 Thresholds used ("limitation of the scope")

12.3.2.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1)

There is no threshold (number of bed places) used for tourist accomodation establishments.
12.3.2.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2)

There is no threshold (number of bed places) used for tourist accomodation establishments.
12.3.2.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3)

There is no threshold (number of bed places) used for tourist accomodation establishments.


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Capacity:

1. Establishments (business units): undercoverage for holiday dwellings possible.

2. Bed places: no missing data.

3. Bedrooms: no missing data.

 

Occupancy:

1. Nights spent: an undercoverage is possible for holiday dwellings. An undercoverage can not be excluded for hotels and similar accommodation.

2. Arrivals: an undercoverage is possible for holiday dwellings. An undercoverage can not be excluded for hotels and similar accommodation.

3. Net occupancy rate of bed places: no missing data.

4. Net occupancy rate of bedrooms: no missing data.

5. Country of residence: no non-response in 2022.
13.2. Sampling error

13.2.1 Sampling errors - indicators (Occupancy only)

Information on Sampling errors may also be provided in the attached file.  Estimated value  CV 
13.2.1.1 Annual number of arrivals (res + non-res.)

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.2 Annual number of nights spent (res + non-res.)

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.3 Annual number of nights spent (residents)

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.4 Annual number of nights spent (non-residents)

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.5 Annual number of nights spent (res + non-res), NACE 55.1

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.6 Annual number of nights spent (res + non-res), NACE 55.2

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.7 Annual number of nights spent (res + non-res), NACE 55.3

Not applicable.

Not applicable.
13.2.1.8 Monthly number of nights spent (res + non-res) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

Not applicable.

Not applicable.


13.2.2 Additional comments on sampling error


Annexes:
Sampling Error
13.3. Non-sampling error

13.3.1 Coverage-errors

13.3.1.1 Over-coverage

0
13.3.1.2 Under-coverage

Capacity: For holiday dwellings there is an under-coverage possible. The size of the under-coverage is not known.

Occupancy: An under-coverage is possible for guest arrivals and spent nights in holiday dwellings. An under-coverage can not be excluded for guest arrivals and
spent nights in hotels and similar accommodation. The size of the undercoverage is not known.


13.3.2 Unit non-response (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

Information on Unit non-response may also be provided in the attached file.  NACE 55.1  NACE 55.2  NACE 55.3 
13.3.2.1 Number of ineligible units/ elements

0

0

0
13.3.2.2 Number of eligible units/elements

27

65

3
13.3.2.3 Number of non-contacts

0

0

0
13.3.2.4 Number of refusals

0

0

0
13.3.2.5 Number of rejected questionnaires

0

0

0
13.3.2.6 Number of other types of non-response

0

0

0
13.3.2.7 Total non-response

0

0

0
13.3.2.8 Unit non-response rate

0

0

0


13.3.3 Methods used for dealing with/minimising unit-non response

Phone calls, e-mails and letters are used by the Office of Economic Affairs for minimising unit non-response


13.3.4 Item non-response

13.3.4.1 Item non-response 

no significant non-response
13.3.4.2 Methods used for dealing with/minimising item-non-response

no imputation techniques used


13.3.5 Additional comments on non-sampling error (e.g. in case the reference month is very different from other months in terms of non-response)


Annexes:
TOUR_ESMSSP_A_LI_2021_0000_an


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness
14.1.1 Capacity

90 days after the end of the reference period (the corrected version: 195 days after the end of the reference period)
14.1.2 Occupancy (annual data)

90 days after the end of the reference period (the corrected version 195 days after the end of the reference period)
14.1.3 Occupancy (monthly data) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

51 days after the end the refernce period.
14.2. Punctuality
14.2.1 Capacity

2022 annual capacity data have been transmitted to Eurostat at the deadline.
14.2.2 Occupancy (annual data)

2022 annual capacity data have been transmitted to Eurostat at the deadline.
14.2.3 Occupancy (monthly data) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

August 2022 monthly data on nights spent (rapid key indicators) have been transmitted to Eurostat at the deadline.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

See 3.7
15.2. Comparability - over time
15.2.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1)

See 3.8.1

Comparable over time.
15.2.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2)

3.8.2

In the year 2012 there was a break. As recommended by Eurostat long term letting shoult not be considererd. Since 2012 long term letting for holiday dwellings is not considered.
15.2.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3)

See 3.8.3

In the year 2012 there was a break. As recommended by Eurostat long term letting shoult not be considererd. Since 2012 long term letting for holiday dwellings is not considered.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

No crosschecks with other data sources possible.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Coherence between annual and monthly data: Sub annual and annual statistics are coherent.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Cost and burden are not systematically collected


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy
17.1.1 Capacity 

The Office of Statistics releases three printed publications (Tourism statistics (yearbook), summer season and winter season).
The publications summer season and winter season contain provisional data. The publication tourism statitistics (yearbook) contains the final data which replace the data in the publications summer season and winter season.
17.1.2 Occupancy 

The Office of Statistics releases three printed publications (Tourism statistics (yearbook), summer season and winter season). Monthly data are transmitted to Eurostat and also some monthly data are published on the home page of the Office of Statistics. The monthly data and the publications summer season and winter season contain provisional data. The publication tourism statitistics (yearbook) contains the final data which replace the provisional monthly data, the data in the publications summer season and winter season.
17.2. Data revision - practice
17.2.1 Capacity 

The Office of Statistics releases the publication tourism statistics (yearbook) with the final data in the beginning of April in the following year. The data in the publications summer season and winter season for the year t are corrected in the next publication for the year t + 1.
17.2.2 Occupancy 

The Office of Statistics releases the publication tourism statistics (yearbook) with the final data in the beginning of April in the following year. Rivisons for the monthly Eurostat data are transmitted in June (following year) when the yearly data are transmitted to Eurostat.
The data in the publications summer season and winter season for the year t are corrected in the next publication for the year t + 1. In 2022 the deviation for spent nights between the first anual data and the provisional monthly data was 0.44%. The provisional monthly data were 862 spent nights smaller than the final data. For August 2022 the provisinal monthly data were 106 spent nights smaler than the final data (-0.41%).

For reasons of changes of the spent nights changes of the net occupany rate of bed places are possible.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data

18.1.1 Source data

18.1.1.1 Source data Census
18.1.1.2 Name of data collection in national language

Tourismusstatistik
18.1.1.3 Name of data collection in English

Not abailable.
18.1.1.4 Additional comments, if any (e.g. differences per NACE class, use of statistical estimation techniques)


18.1.2 Population frame

18.1.2.1 Population frame 
18.1.2.1.1 Capacity Administrative register maintained outside the statistical office
18.1.2.1.2 Occupancy  Administrative register maintained outside the statistical office
18.1.2.2 Update of population frame 
18.1.2.2.1 Capacity  Continuously (e.g. daily or weekly automated delivery)
18.1.2.2.2 Occupancy  Continuously (e.g. daily or weekly automated delivery)
18.1.2.3 Other or additional comments 
18.1.2.4 Coverage errors of population frame 
18.1.2.4.1 Capacity 

NACE 55.1 and 55.3: No undercoverage known; NACE 55.2: Undercoverage possible for holiday dwellings
18.1.2.4.2 Occupancy 

NACE 55.1 and 55.3: No undercoverage known for arrivals and nights spent; NACE 55.2: Undercoverage possible for arrivals and nights spent.


18.1.3 Sampling design

Census


18.1.4 Other or additional comments on source data, population frame or sampling design (e.g. differences per NACE class)
18.2. Frequency of data collection
18.2.1 Capacity Monthly
18.2.2 Occupancy  Continuously (e.g. daily or weekly automated delivery)
18.2.3 If other frequency or additional comments (e.g. differences per NACE class), please specify

Capacity: Bed places for holiday and other short-stay accommodation and camping grounds: annually.
18.3. Data collection

18.3.1 Type of survey

18.3.1.1 Capacity Business survey collected by other organisation (please specify under 18.3.1.3)
18.3.1.2 Occupancy Business survey collected by other organisation (please specify under 18.3.1.3)
18.3.1.3 If other type or non-NSI, or additional comments (e.g. differences per NACE class), please specify

Data are collected by the Office of Economic Affairs


18.3.2 Data collection methods

18.3.2.1 Capacity Paper/postal survey (including e-mail)
Electronic/online survey via webform
18.3.2.2 Occupancy Paper/postal survey (including e-mail)
Electronic/online survey via webform
18.3.2.3 If other or additional comments (e.g. differences per NACE class), please specify

For Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3) only On-line survey
18.3.2.4 If a combination of data collection methods is used, please indicate the share of reporting establishments per method (as well as their share in total nights spent)
18.3.2.5 Questionnaire in national language (Annex/Link)

Capacity: There is no questionnaire (paper) for bedrooms and bed places because data on bed places and bedrooms are entered monthly into the electronic system by hotels and similar accommodation since 2014.

Occupancy: Since January 2012 tourist accomodation establishments have to enter guest data in an electronic system (online). The input fields in the electronic system correspond to the fields in the attached questionnaire (see in Annex 'Gäste_Meldeformular_2022.pdf').
18.3.2.6 Questionnaire in English (Annex/Link)

Not available.
18.3.2.7 Interviewer instructions in English (Annex/Link)

Not available.


Annexes:
Gäste_Meldeformular_2021
18.4. Data validation
18.4.1 Capacity 

Micro-data and national data are compared with data of the last year and with data of the last month. Noticeable deviations are checked and corrected in collaboration with the Office of Economic Affairs.
18.4.2 Occupancy 

Micro-data and national data are compared with data of the last year and with data of the last month. Noticeable deviations are checked and corrected in collaboration with the Office of Economic Affairs.
18.5. Data compilation

No data imputation.

 
18.6. Adjustment

No adjustment.


19. Comment Top

[Optional]


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top
Gäste_Meldeformular_2022