Occupancy of tourist accommodation establishments (tour_occ)

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Compiling agency: Statistics Sweden


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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

Statistics Sweden
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Urban Management and Tourismstatistics Unit
1.5. Contact mail address

Solna standväg 86

171 54 Solna


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 30/09/2022
2.2. Metadata last posted 30/09/2021
2.3. Metadata last update 30/09/2021


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

[Optional]
3.2. Classification system

Accommodation establishments are classified in hotels (nace 551), Holiday villages (nace 55202), Youth hostels (nace 55201) and camping (nace 553). Regional classification NUTS 2, NUTS 3 and LAU 2.
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)
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

Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1): Includes establishments with at least 5 room/9 bed places.

Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2): Includes establishments with at least 9 bed places(youth hostels) and 5 cottages/20 beds(Holiday villages).

Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3): Accommodation establishments, providing paid short-stay accommodation services without any treshold.
3.7. Reference area
3.7.1 Reference area 
3.7.2 Regional coverage / granularity (e.g. lowest level of regional detail available)  

LAU2 (municipality)
3.8. Coverage - Time

Coverage - Time [data comparable since (YYYY)]

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

1978
3.8.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2) (Year)

1978
3.8.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3) (Year)

1984
3.8.4 Additional comments (e.g. if different for CAP or OCC; older series for some vars; incoherence across regions; etc.)

1988 Started collecting hotelroom occupancy by type of traveller

1994 Included 150 conference-hotels (a rice with approximately 1 million guestnights)

1997 Started collecting the revenue of occupied beds.

2002 Changed the defintion of youth hostels and moved approximately 200 establishments from hotel to youth hostel.

2008 Sweden statistics took over the camping statistics causing a break in the time series 
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top

Not applicable.


5. Reference Period Top
5.1 Capacity 

Year 2021
5.2 Occupancy 

Annual = 2021

Monthly


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

Lagen (2001:99) och förordningen (2001:100) om den officiella statistiken samt Statistiska centralbyråns föreskrifter (SCB-FS 2016:17) om kvalitet för den officiella statistiken samt Tillväxtverkets föreskrifter TVFS (2017:1).
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Disclosed statistical aggregates must contain data on at least five local kind-of-activity units and enterprises.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Restricted from publication


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

[Optional]
8.2. Release calendar access

[Optional]
8.3. Release policy - user access

[Optional]


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Not applicable.


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

Inkvarteringsstatistik - Tillväxtverket (tillvaxtverket.se)
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Statistik om turism - Tillväxtverket (tillvaxtverket.se)
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Turismstatistik - Startsida (tillvaxtverket.se)
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Capacity (Annex I, Section 1)
None

Occupancy (Annex I, Section 2)
National publication includes also financial indicators: price per room, price per night spent and RevPar (revenue per room). and also hotell roomoccupancy by type of guest business/leisure. Data occupied bed/room is collected by date
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Kvalitetsdeklaration-Inkvarteringsstatistik 2022, månad samt år (scb.se)
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Kvalitetsdeklaration-Inkvarteringsstatistik 2022, månad samt år (scb.se)


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Not applicable.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
11.2.1 Main strengths

Overall quality is good: census based data collection covers around 4000 accommodation establishments. Threshold value of minimum 9 beds is applied. Due to census no sampling error or coefficient variation exists in the data.

Main strengths are regional coverage, census based data collection and continuity of times series.
11.2.2 Main weaknesses

Weaknesses include potential undercoverage of small establishments with accommodation as secondary activity.
11.2.3 Quality improvements compared with previous reference year

None


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 main users are the The Swedish Agency for Economical and Regional Growth, The Swedish Tourism Board, governmental offices, tourism service providers, regional tourism organizations, The establishments and other private organizations
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

[Optional]
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.


12.3.2 Thresholds used ("limitation of the scope")

12.3.2.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1)

9 beds
12.3.2.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2)

9 beds
12.3.2.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3)

No treshold


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Sampling design is census based on local kind-of-activity unit register.

Non-response problems can be big when you break down geografically.

respondents having problems understanding the difference between overnights and arrivals
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
13.2.1.2 Annual number of nights spent (res + non-res.)

Not applicable
13.2.1.3 Annual number of nights spent (residents)

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

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

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

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

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

Not applicable


13.2.2 Additional comments on sampling error


Annexes:
13.2 Sampling error
13.3. Non-sampling error

13.3.1 Coverage-errors

13.3.1.1 Over-coverage

Over-coverage can happen if an establishment closed down during the period and not reporting it. Special case the establishment closes down a part of it's capacity without reporting it. The establishment will be treated as unit not response.
13.3.1.2 Under-coverage

Undercoverage in case of local kind-of-activity units, outside of accommodation or agricultural sectors, providing accommodation services as a secondary activity. Complementary sources, such as regional tourism registers are used to detect such units.


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
13.3.2.2 Number of eligible units/elements
13.3.2.3 Number of non-contacts
13.3.2.4 Number of refusals
13.3.2.5 Number of rejected questionnaires
13.3.2.6 Number of other types of non-response
13.3.2.7 Total non-response
13.3.2.8 Unit non-response rate

24%

35%

39%


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

For Nace 551, 552: unit nonresponse 26% weighted (available beds) 13% and for Nace 553: unit non response 40% weighted(number of pitches) 22%

In case of non-response, capacity (rooms and beds) from previous year are used and updated with the general change within the same strata.


13.3.4 Item non-response

13.3.4.1 Item non-response 

Item non-response is only accepted on  the variable revenue and  type of hotelguest otherwise we treat it as unit non-response
13.3.4.2 Methods used for dealing with/minimising item-non-response

We treat it as unit non-respons


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)


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness
14.1.1 Capacity

5 weeks
14.1.2 Occupancy (annual data)

5 weeks
14.1.3 Occupancy (monthly data) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

5 weeks
14.2. Punctuality
14.2.1 Capacity

Delivery to Eurostat on time
14.2.2 Occupancy (annual data)

Delivery to Eurostat on time
14.2.3 Occupancy (monthly data) (for the reference month mentioned under 5.2)

Delivery to Eurostat on time


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

See 3.7

No known comparability issues.
15.2. Comparability - over time
15.2.1 Hotels and similar accommodation (NACE 55.1)

See 3.8.1

1988 Started collecting hotelroom occupancy by type of traveller

1994 Included 150 conference-hotels (a rice with approximately 1 million guestnights)

1997 Started collecting the revenue of occupied beds.

2002 Changed the defintion of youth hostels and moved approximately 200 establishments from hotel to youth hostel.

2008 Sweden statistics took over the camping statistics causing a break in the time series
15.2.2 Holiday and other short-stay accommodation (NACE 55.2)

See 3.8.2

1988 Started collecting hotelroom occupancy by type of traveller

1994 Included 150 conference-hotels (a rice with approximately 1 million guestnights)

1997 Started collecting the revenue of occupied beds.

2002 Changed the defintion of youth hostels and moved approximately 200 establishments from hotel to youth hostel.

2008 Sweden statistics took over the camping statistics causing a break in the time series
15.2.3 Camping grounds, etc. (NACE 55.3)

See 3.8.3

1988 Started collecting hotelroom occupancy by type of traveller

1994 Included 150 conference-hotels (a rice with approximately 1 million guestnights)

1997 Started collecting the revenue of occupied beds.

2002 Changed the defintion of youth hostels and moved approximately 200 establishments from hotel to youth hostel.

2008 Sweden statistics took over the camping statistics causing a break in the time series
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

There are no comparable other data sources
15.4. Coherence - internal

Coherence between annual and monthly data: Final annual data equals the sum of final monthly data (already revised), but the monthly data provided to Eurostat is preliminary.


16. Cost and Burden Top

We have some approximations on the time burden for the respondents (45 minutes for postal/web questionaires every month and 5 minutes for electronical data collection direct from the bookingsystems) adding up to a total of 24 800 hours.


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

Preliminary data is published each month. Accommodation establishments are allowed to revise the data under the whole calendar year and  approximately 2 month after that before we finalize the data. Mainly campingstatistics can differ up to 5 percent
17.1.2 Occupancy 

Preliminary data is published each month. Accommodation establishments are allowed to revise the data under the whole calendar year and  approximately 2 month after that before we finalize the data. Mainly campingstatistics can differ up to 5 percent
17.2. Data revision - practice
17.2.1 Capacity 

The data is revised every month. This is typically minor revisions due to delayed questionnaires. The data is revised again in march the following year and finalized.
17.2.2 Occupancy 

The data is revised every month. This is typically minor revisions due to delayed questionnaires. The data is revised again in march the following year and finalized.


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

Inkvarteringsstatistik
18.1.1.3 Name of data collection in English

Accommodation statistics
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 

The accommodation register is updated continuously, with a major annual update at the end of each year from Swedish Business Register annual data.
18.1.2.4.2 Occupancy 

The accommodation register is updated continuously, with a major annual update at the end of each year from Swedish Business Register annual data


18.1.3 Sampling design

Smaller problems with getting information about openings and closures in accommodation register thereby causing over/under coverage


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  Monthly
18.2.3 If other frequency or additional comments (e.g. differences per NACE class), please specify
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 Paper/postal survey (including e-mail)
Electronic/online survey via webform
Automated extraction and transmission by the establishments from the reservation management system
18.3.2.2 Occupancy Paper/postal survey (including e-mail)
Electronic/online survey via webform
Automated extraction and transmission by the establishments from the reservation management system
18.3.2.3 If other or additional comments (e.g. differences per NACE class), please specify
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)

Inkvarteringsstatistikens månadsrapport hotell (see annex: "Hotel questionnaire")
18.3.2.6 Questionnaire in English (Annex/Link)

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

Not available


Annexes:
Hotel questionnaire
18.4. Data validation
18.4.1 Capacity 

The web-form contains basic logical checks to prevent input of erroneous data . Further logical and consistency checks are performed once the data has been transferred to the production database. Check lists are generated containing records with logical errors or large percentage changes separately for each variable. If necessary, the data provider is requested to provide corrected data. Highest priority is given to the large establishments.
18.4.2 Occupancy 

The web-form contains basic logical checks to prevent input of erroneous data. Further logical and consistency checks are performed once the data has been transferred to the production database. Check lists are generated containing records with logical errors or large percentage changes separately for each variable. If necessary, the data provider is requested to provide corrected data. Highest priority is given to the large establishments.
18.5. Data compilation

Capacity: In case no updated capacity data has been provided, the previously provided capacity data is used

Occupancy: Imputation methods are used to deal with non-response. Primary method is cold-deck imputation: in case of non-response, the missing monthly data for a certain establishment is imputed with the data for previous year and same month and upgraded with the change whithin the strata . In case no previous data exists, the secondary method is nearest neighbour imputation: the missing data is imputed by a closest match based on month, region and size of establishment.
18.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.


19. Comment Top

[Optional]


Related metadata Top


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