Occupancy of tourist accommodation establishments (tour_occ)

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Compiling agency: National Institute of Statistics


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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
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

National Institute of Statistics
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Department of Short Term Statistics
1.5. Contact mail address

Institute National of Statistics

Bulevardul Libertatii 16, Bucharest 5, RO - 050706


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 26/09/2022
2.2. Metadata last posted 28/09/2023
2.3. Metadata last update 28/09/2023


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

Capacity: This survey provides data for the main indicators specific to accommodation capacity existing on July 31, excluding non-functioning establishments (major reparation and rehabilitation work). The main objectives of this survey are followings: annually collection of data concerning the number of tourism accommodation establishments existing on July 31,  number of existing rooms and bed-places, by type of establishments, number of stars, tourism area, localities, counties and development regions.  There are included in the survey only the  tourism accommodation establishments with an existing capacity of at least 5 bed-places. Since 2006, NIS surveyed all accommodation establishments irrespective of the number of bed places.

Occupancy: This survey is focused on the monthly occupancy of the tourism accommodation establishments having at least 10 bed-places and being licensed by Ministry of Tourism. The main objectives is to establish the occupancy of accommodation establishments by Romanian and foreign tourists. Started 2010, NIS carried a survey about the establishments with 10 bed-places. For the establishments with a capacity between 5-9 bed places, NIS carried out an annual survey, because in the data base TEMPO the data series includes establishments with a capacity at least 5 bed-places too.
3.2. Classification system
  • CAEN Rev.2, the classification of Activities used in Romania. This classification if fully compatible with NACE Rev.2.
  • National nomenclature of statistical territorial units, based on NUTS (NUTS 0, NUTS 1, NUTS 2, NUTS 3, NUTS 5);
  • Nomenclature of countries, based on ISO alpha-2 classification.
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, Regulation 1681/2019 and Methodological Manual for Tourism Statistics
3.4.2 Additional comments (if deviations from the Regulation)
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 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
3.6.2 Additional comments
3.7. Reference area
3.7.1 Reference area 
3.7.2 Regional coverage / granularity (e.g. lowest level of regional detail available)  

The lowest geographical level for which data are available is NUTS 5, for the indicators:

  • number of tourism accommodation establishments,
  • number of rooms,
  • number of bed-rooms.
3.8. Coverage - Time

Coverage - Time [data comparable since (YYYY)]

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

2011
3.8.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2) (Year)

2011
3.8.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3) (Year)

2011
3.8.4 Additional comments (e.g. if different for CAP or OCC; older series for some vars; incoherence across regions; etc.)

Annual data since 1990, monthly data since 2005
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Not applicable.


5. Reference Period Top
5.1 Capacity 

2022
5.2 Occupancy 

Annual = 2022

Monthly = July 2022 (peak month)


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

Regulation 692/2011

Regulation 1051/2011

Regulation 1681/2019

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R1681

Statistical Law no. 226/2009 regarding the organisation of official statistics. According to Law no. 226/2009 all individuals and legal units are required to submit data to the INS on request. Sanctions are possible but the INS prefers to use persuasion to gain the necessary data. All statistical data are collected on the basis of national legal acts approved by Romanian Governmet (i.e the "Programme of Statistical Surveys of National Statistics).
6.1.2 National level
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Principle of confidentiality is stipulated by the Law 226/2009 on the organization and functioning of official statistics in Romania. Confidentiality statistics is a basis principle of official statistics (chapter II(e)): confidentiality of information provided by respondents (households, establishments, administration etc.) and its use only for statistical purposes are absolutely guaranteed.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

The professional staffs involved in the actions of the individual statistical data collection are trained to respect the principle of confidentiality. The character "confidential" is mentioned on the questionnaire used to collect data. Statistical data processing is done by trained staff using an IT application accessible with "user name" and "password".

Statistical data results can be disseminated, if in the process of aggregation, results refer to at least three reporting units and if none of them represents more than 80 %.

No individual data: name, address, business profile, capital, turnover and number of employees shall be considered confidential.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

The release calendar is available on NIS website : http://www.insse.ro/cms/en/comunicate-de-presa-view

The dates of the press realeses for the next year are available at the end of the year.
8.2. Release calendar access

The release calendar is available on NIS website : http://www.insse.ro/cms/en/comunicate-de-presa-view

The dates of the press realeses for the next year are available at the end of the year.
8.3. Release policy - user access

The data are available to all users simultaneously at the time of release through the press release and via INS Internet website (https://insse.ro/cms/en).No organisation or person outside the INS has pre-release access to the published data.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Monthly/annualy


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

The results of the monthly survey are disseminated at M+31 days by news release on NIS website (http://www.insse.ro/cms/en). No ministerial commentary is included in any of the statistical releases.

NIS also carried out a yearly press release for accomodation capacity - http://www.insse.ro/cms/en/comunicate-de-presa-view
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Capacity:

Occupancy:
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Data base TEMPO on NIS site https://insse.ro/cms/en
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available
10.5. Dissemination format - other

No additional indicators are collected
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Brief details of the methodology are included with the published data. A detailed description of the indicators are available in the Metadata Database (http://80.96.186.4:81/metadata/public.htm?locale=en).
10.7. Quality management - documentation

The statistical process is monitoring regarding relevance, accuracy, timeliness, punctuality, coherence and comparability. Self assesment of the survey manager are carried out from time to time.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Brief details of the methodology are included with the published data. A detailed description of the indicators are available in the Metadata Database (http://80.96.186.4:81/metadata/public.htm?locale=en)

The system of official statistics follows international and European quality standards. NIS Romania has adopted the UN Fundamental Principles for Official Statistics as well as the European Statistics Code of Practice.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
11.2.1 Main strengths

Overall data quality is good, all requirements of the Regulation are taken in consideration, data and metadata are easily accessible to users.
11.2.2 Main weaknesses

Weaknesses include potential undercoverage of small accommodation establishments with secondary activity.

Coverage errors, non-response rates, imputation rates as well as coefficients of variation are not available.
11.2.3 Quality improvements compared with previous reference year

There has been an increase in reporting by units for the two statistical surveys.


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

See: Regulation 692/2011

Regulation 1681/2019
12.1.2 Main users on a national level

The main national users are the followings: Presidential Administration, Parliament of Romania, Romanian Government, Ministry of Economy, National Tourism Authority, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Commission for Prognosis, National Bank of Romania, National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism, other users.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

The results of the users satisfaction survey carried out in 2022 is available on NIS website

https://insse.ro/cms/ro/content/analiza-gradului-de-satisfac%C5%A3ie-al-utilizatorilor-de-date-statistice-1
12.3. Completeness

12.3.1 Completeness

12.3.1.1 Completeness

Compliant with the requirements of Regulation on tourism statistics 692/2011 modified by Regulation 1681/2019 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 variable or breakdown were missing; There was no deviation from EU concepts; The Regulation was fully implemented into the national survey.


12.3.2 Thresholds used ("limitation of the scope")

12.3.2.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1)

Capacity: For annual transmission of capacity the threshold used is 10 bed-places.

Occupancy: For monthly and annual transmission of occupancy the threshold used is 10 bed places. The establishments with a capacity between 5-9 bed-places provided data only for the nights spent.
12.3.2.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2)

Capacity: For annual transmission of capacity the threshold used is 10 bed-places.

Occupancy: For monthly and annual transmission of occupancy the threshold used is 10 bed places. The establishments with a capacity between 5-9 bed-places provided data only for the nights spent.
12.3.2.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3)

Capacity: For annual transmission of capacity the threshold used is 10 bed-places.

Occupancy: For monthly and annual transmission of occupancy the threshold used is 10 bed places. The establishments with a capacity between 5-9 bed-places provided data only for the nights spent.


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

There is not deviation from European concepts - we carried out this survey with an annual periodicity as requested by Regulation.
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.)

12588333

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

26579474

Not applicable
13.2.1.3 Annual number of nights spent (residents)

22944295

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

3635179

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

22160598

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

4162387

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

256489

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

4067797

Not applicable


13.2.2 Additional comments on sampling error

Not applicable.

It is an exhaustive survey for all accomodation establishments that are licensed By Ministry Of Tourism.


Annexes:
SAMPLING ERROR
13.3. Non-sampling error

13.3.1 Coverage-errors

13.3.1.1 Over-coverage

Not applicable
13.3.1.2 Under-coverage

Weaknesses include potential undercoverage of small accommodation establishments with secondary activity.


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

6

1

2
13.3.2.2 Number of eligible units/elements

2282

3200

152
13.3.2.3 Number of non-contacts
13.3.2.4 Number of refusals

3

2
13.3.2.5 Number of rejected questionnaires

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable
13.3.2.6 Number of other types of non-response

41

15

3
13.3.2.7 Total non-response

44

15

3
13.3.2.8 Unit non-response rate

1.1

1.13

1.0


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

Telephone and email contact.

No imputation is made for units with non response. The missing data due non response units are negligible.


13.3.4 Item non-response

13.3.4.1 Item non-response 

Not applicable
13.3.4.2 Methods used for dealing with/minimising item-non-response

Not applicable


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)

Other types of non-response: unidentified units, temporary without activity


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness
14.1.1 Capacity

90 days
14.1.2 Occupancy (annual data)

quarter+50 days
14.1.3 Occupancy (monthly data) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

Month +31 days
14.2. Punctuality
14.2.1 Capacity

Capacity data for reference year 2022 have been transmitted to Eurostat according to transmission deadlines described in Art.9 § 4 (a) of Regulation 692/2011/Regulation1681/2019.
14.2.2 Occupancy (annual data)

Not applicable.
14.2.3 Occupancy (monthly data) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

Monthly data on nights spent (rapid key indicators) have been transmitted to Eurostat according to transmission deadlines described in Art.9 § 4 (c) of Regulation 692/2011/Regulation 1681/2019.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

See 3.7

Between NUTS 1 and NUTS 5 level, the results may be easily compared on a geographical basis.
15.2. Comparability - over time
15.2.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1)

See 3.8.1

Started with 2011, there is a break in the data series as a result of using NACE Rev2 (55.1,55.2 and 55.3). Since 2006, NIS surveyed all accommodation establishments irrespective of the number of bed places.

The unit of observation is the tourism accommodation establishment, which represent any building which provides permanent or seasonal accommodation services and other specific services. Statistical unit is the local kind of activity units.

Population: all tourism accommodation establishments are surveyed, but we sent to Eurostat only the number of establishments with 10 bed-places and more, according to Regulation 692/2011/Regulation 1681/2019.
15.2.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2)

See 3.8.2

Started with 2011, there is a break in the data series as a result of using NACE Rev2 (55.1,55.2 and 55.3). Since 2006, NIS surveyed all accommodation establishments irrespective of the number of bed places.

The unit of observation is the tourism accommodation establishment, which represent any building which provides permanent or seasonal accommodation services and other specific services. Statistical unit is the local kind of activity units.

Population: all tourism accommodation establishments are surveyed, but we sent to Eurostat only the number of establishments with 10 bed-places and more, according to Regulation 692/2011/Regulation 1681/2019.
15.2.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3)

See 3.8.3

Started with 2011, there is a break in the data series as a result of using NACE Rev2 (55.1,55.2 and 55.3). Since 2006, NIS surveyed all accommodation establishments irrespective of the number of bed places.

The unit of observation is the tourism accommodation establishment, which represent any building which provides permanent or seasonal accommodation services and other specific services. Statistical unit is the local kind of activity units.

Population: all tourism accommodation establishments are surveyed, but we sent to Eurostat only the number of establishments with 10 bed-places and more, according to Regulation 692/2011/Regulation 1681/2019.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Capacity: No other data sources were available for comparative analysis of annual accommodation capacity existing on July 31.

Occupancy: Data are compared with accommodation registered in tourism accommodation establishments provided by the survey "Tourism demand of residents in Romania" (only quarterly).
15.4. Coherence - internal

Coherence between annual and monthly data.


16. Cost and Burden Top

The NIS cost for tourism supply (accomodation statstics) for year 2022 was 59932 hours per year.


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

The revision policy is available on NIS website: http://www.insse.ro/cms/en/content/revision-policy

Notice about major changes is provided in advance and for routine changes notice is given at the time of data dissemination.
17.1.2 Occupancy 

The revision policy is available on NIS website: http://www.insse.ro/cms/en/content/revision-policy

Notice about major changes is provided in advance and for routine changes notice is given at the time of data dissemination.
17.2. Data revision - practice
17.2.1 Capacity 

Major changes in methodology are announced in all statistical publications at the time of the change. The status of data is clearly indicated in the publications.
17.2.2 Occupancy 

Major changes in methodology are announced in all statistical publications at the time of the change. The status of data is clearly indicated in the publications.


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

Capacitatea de cazare turistica existenta la 31 iulie
18.1.1.3 Name of data collection in English

Tourism accommodation capacity existing on July 31
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 Statistical register of accommodation establishments
18.1.2.1.2 Occupancy  Statistical register of accommodation establishments
18.1.2.2 Update of population frame 
18.1.2.2.1 Capacity  Other frequency
18.1.2.2.2 Occupancy  Quarterly
18.1.2.3 Other or additional comments 

Population frame: The number and type of establishments are provided by Ministry Of Tourism
18.1.2.4 Coverage errors of population frame 
18.1.2.4.1 Capacity 

Undercoverage - small units can miss in the register of NAT, but this is not very significant
18.1.2.4.2 Occupancy 

Undercoverage - small units can miss in the register of NAT, but this is not very significant


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)


Annexes:
Occupancy of tourism accommodation establishments
Tourism accommodation capacity existing on July 31
18.2. Frequency of data collection
18.2.1 Capacity Other frequency
18.2.2 Occupancy  Monthly
18.2.3 If other frequency or additional comments (e.g. differences per NACE class), please specify

Capacity: Annual
18.3. Data collection

18.3.1 Type of survey

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


18.3.2 Data collection methods

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

The questionnaire Turism 1B is filled in on the WEB Portal, by the accommodation establishment.
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)

See annexes "Tourism accommodation capacity existing on July 31" and "Occupancy of tourism accommodation establishments"
18.3.2.6 Questionnaire in English (Annex/Link)

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

Not available
18.4. Data validation
18.4.1 Capacity 

Data validation is performed at County Statistics, by checking the logic correlations and performing the logic control. Validated data are sent to NIS, and the experts do another logic control.
18.4.2 Occupancy 

Data validation is performed at County Statistics, by checking the logic correlations and performing the logic control. Validated data are sent to NIS, and the experts do another logic control.
18.5. Data compilation

After the data validation, they carried out the table of the publication and the analyse of the data.
18.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.


19. Comment Top

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