The definitions and types of variables coincide with the requirements in the Regulation. There are no discrepancies from the ESS/international standards

All local kind-of-activity units in use during the reference period, providing paid short-stay accommodation services, under NACE 55.1, 55.2 and 55.3

NACE 55.1: hotels, motels, boarding houses, inns, overnight accommodations
NACE 55.2: apartment settlements, tourist farms with accommodations, youth hostels, private accommodations-rented rooms and dwellings, mountain huts, company vacations facilities and vacations facilities for youth
NACE 55.3: all categories of camping sites

The whole territory of the Slovenia is included.

LAU2 level (data are available at geo-coordinates but are for the purpose of dissemination aggregated at LAU2 level)

Main aggregates available since 1949 (Break in time series in 2008 and in 2018). Data on tourist arrivals and overnight stays, and on tourist accommodation capacities for the 2010–2017 period were recalculated and newly estimated according to the new survey methodology introduced in 2018 (full coverage of accommodation establishments on a monthly basis).

Main aggregates available since 1949 (Break in time series in 2008 and in 2018). Data on tourist arrivals and overnight stays, and on tourist accommodation capacities for the 2010–2017 period were recalculated and newly estimated according to the new survey methodology introduced in 2018 (full coverage of accommodation establishments on a monthly basis).

Main aggregates available since 1949 (Break in time series in 2008 and in 2018). Data on tourist arrivals and overnight stays, and on tourist accommodation capacities for the 2010–2017 period were recalculated and newly estimated according to the new survey methodology introduced in 2018 (full coverage of accommodation establishments on a monthly basis).

Annual data: reference period is 2022.

Annual data: reference period is 2022.

Regulation 692/2011

Regulation 1051/2011

Overall data quality is very good: all the requirements of the Regulation are followed, data are published relatively rapidly, the response rate is good, data and metadata are easily accessible to users (some improvements are foreseen by the end of 2023 - updated quality report), etc.
With the use of the new administrative sources from 2018 on the selection of observation units is complete: the statistical survey covers all accommodation units operating under the Hospitality Industry Act (ZGos) and registered in the Register of Accommodation Establishments. Therefore the survey costs have been reduced, the input data quality is higher, burden on reporting units has lowered. Based on daily electronic reporting on arrivals of guests and their characteristics and for monthly electronic reporting relevant for the calculation of occupancy data improved data quality from 2018 on substantially.

 Reporting units reporting incorrectly in eTurizem.

With the use of the new administrative sources from 2018 on the selection of observation units is complete: the statistical survey covers all accommodation units operating under the Hospitality Industry Act (ZGos) and registered in the Register of Accommodation Establishments. Therefore the survey costs have been reduced, the input data quality is higher, burden on reporting units has lowered. Based on daily electronic reporting on arrivals of guests and their characteristics and for monthly electronic reporting relevant for the calculation of occupancy data improved data quality from 2018 on substantially.

See: Regulation 692/2011

All requirements of Regulation 692/2011 on tourism statistics  and most of the needs of national data users are taken into consideration. Namely, at SURS for all individual fields of national statistics (for tourism as well) statistical advisory committees are formed. Members of these committees (external and internal experts) can suggest what kind of data would be desired to collect - according to their opinion there are no major unfulfilled user needs. Sometimes certain users also want more detailed data (for example the number of tourist arrivals and overnight stays even more disaggregated by type and category of accommodation establishment within the municipality or settlement),  but this is usually not possible, because of the confidentiality issues. With the new administrative sources SURS will be in the near future able to fulfil also the users needs for what concerns  data on tourists by sex, age and detailed citizenship. The main users of data are the Bank of Slovenia, the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, the Slovenian Tourist Board, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, municipalities, universities, researchers, etc. 

All the requirements of Regulation  692/2011 on tourism statistics as well as recommendations laid down in the Methodological Manual are taken into consideration and implemented.

no threshold applied.

no threshold applied.

No threshold applied.

5,868,138

Not applicable.

15,581,856

Not applicable.

5,506,772

Not applicable.

10,075,084

Not applicable.

7,522,378

Not applicable.

5,706,474

Not applicable.

2,353,004

Not applicable.

August 2022: 3,035,870

Not applicable.

The survey does not have a sample component and therefore the data are not subject to sampling variability.

This type of error occurs when within data on arrivals and overnight stays respondents (providers of short-stay accommodation) send data on seasonal workers or on any other persons that are (according to the tourism statistics methodology) not tourists. Over-coverage occurs also, if the unit no longer offers accommodation for tourists. This kind of unit is during the process of data editing given an appropriate status and it is excluded  from observation.       

No under coverage as the administartive sources are available.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

not applicable.

Since 2018 responding units (providers of short-stay accommodation) have been by the national Hospitality Industry Act obliged to register accommodation establishments and update information in the register within 8 days after the occurrence of any changes. The accuracy of data in the register is monitored by the Market Inspectorate. Data on guests have to be transmitted into eTurizem within 12 hours after the arrival at the accommodation establishment. Accuracy and punctuality of data transmitted is monitored by the Police and by the inter-municipal inspectorates. For reporting monthly data on availability and occupancy of capacities (by the Residence Registration Act they need to be reported by the 1st day of the month following the reference month) a gentle reminder is sent to the providers of accommodation on the 3rd day of the month following the reference month in order to send data on time.

In the case of unit non-response imputation methods for applicable variables are used. 

No item non-response. At the registration of the accommodation establishment variables covered by Regulation 692/2011 are obligatory. Registration of the accommodation establishment is not possible if all requested variables are not provided in the application for the registration.

No specific methods needed since the administrative source provides all variables needed for the compilation of data on capacity.

The survey does not have a sample component and therefore the data are not subject to sampling variability. However, other inaccuracies as non-sampling errors may affect the data. There are some non-sampling errors, such as: a) non-response errors, which are due to the fact that we do not get back the completed data from all reporting units, or the reporting unit does not submit all key variables; b) errors due to over-coverage. This type of error occurs when within data on arrivals and overnight stays respondents (providers of short-stay accommodation) send data on seasonal workers or on any other persons that are (according to the tourism statistics methodology) not tourists. Over-coverage occurs also, if the unit no longer offers accommodation for tourists. This kind of unit is during the process of data editing given an appropriate status and it is excluded from observation; c) measurement errors. Due to implementation of completely new data collecting system through eTurizem application, some users had difficulties to understand definitions and terms of legal requirements, technical issues, etc.
Also other inaccuracies may affect the data. These non-sampling errors may arise from a number of sources, including: errors in the reporting of data by accommodation providers, imputation of missing data, etc. Every effort has been made to reduce non-sampling errors to a minimum by efficient operating procedures and systems used to compile statistics. Data are statistically edited with a combination of systematic corrections (through several logical controls) and imputation procedures. In data imputation we use the methods of logical imputation, hot-deck imputation and historical imputation. Due to provisional and final monthly data collection, we enable respondents to correct mistakes or insert missing data.

The provisional monthly capacity and occupancy data are available not later than T + 25 days the next month and final data T + 55 days after the reference month.

Annual data for reference year 2022 were published on 15th March 2023 as planned.

Monthly data were published in time (T + 25 days) throughout 2022.

Annual data for reference year 2022 were published on 15th March 2023 with 0 days time lag.

Annual data for reference year 2022 were published on 15th March 2023 with 0 days time lag.

Time lag in 2022 for monthly data (provisional and final) was 0 days - all data were published as planned. 

The length of comparable time series;
Currently comparable time series for monthly and annual data is available for the 2010−2022 period (and on). The length of comparable time series for monthly data is 156 months and for annual data 13 years.
Break in time series: the first change in the methodology and the first break in the time series occurred in 2008. The main differences in the new methodology were: the changed way of preparing the framework of the observed units; imputation of data for units that did not communicate data in time; introduction of a coverage threshold for monthly data reporting. A different way of publishing data was also introduced. The data until June 2010, prepared according to the old methodology, are available in the SiStat Database in the archive ( Tourism – Accommodation of tourists – Accommodation statistics, monthly data – Archive OR Tourism – Accommodation of tourists – Accommodation statistics, annual data – Archive ).
The survey methodology was changed in 2018 again. The main differences in the new methodology are: the changed way of preparing the framework of the observed units (full coverage); abolition of the coverage threshold for monthly data reporting; usage of data obtained from administrative sources. A different way of publishing data was also introduced. Data until December 2017, prepared according to the old methodology, are available in the SiStat Database in the archive (Tourism – Accommodation of tourists – Accommodation statistics, monthly data – Archive OR Tourism – Accommodation of tourists – Accommodation statistics, annual data – Archive ).
Data on tourist arrivals and overnight stays, and on tourist accommodation capacities for the 2010–2017 period were recalculated and newly estimated according to the new survey methodology introduced in 2018 (full coverage of accommodation establishments on a monthly basis). Recalculation of data for 2017 is based on micro data by using imputation procedures at the level of individual units (accommodation establishments) for the missing part of the population. New estimates for the 2010–2016 period were made by adequate model at the macro level (aggregates at the lowest level of particular domains). Data for 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and recalculated monthly and annual data for the 2010–2017 period in line with the new methodology introduced in 2018 are available in the SiStat Database (monthly: https://pxweb.stat.si/sistat/en/Podrocja/Index/155/turizem/?accommodation-statistics-monthly-data#380 OR annual: https://pxweb.stat.si/sistat/en/Podrocja/Index/155/turizem/?accommodation-statistics-annual-data#378).
Methodological explanation on revision of statistical data is available on
https://www.stat.si/dokument/5299/RevisionOfStatisticalDataMEgeneral.pdf
Other factors, influencing time series comparability;
In line with the methodology used, all newly registered accommodation establishments are included in the observed population. All accommodation establishments with statuses "inactive", "seasonally" or "temporarily" closed and those which no longer practise the activity are excluded from the observed population. Changes of the observed population are methodologically adequate, but affect partial data incomparability in time series.

see 15.2.1

see 15.2.1

Methodological note on general policy of data revision is available on the website: https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/File/DocSysFile/5299/REVISION_2018_methodological_note.pdf

Methodological note on general policy of data revision is available on the website: https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/File/DocSysFile/5299/REVISION_2018_methodological_note.pdf

Due to the needs of users for timely information on tourist arrivals and overnight stays, provisional data are published in the First Release T + 25 days for the previous month. Provisional data are published as absolute numbers, indices and shares. They meet the criteria of the quality of official statistical data, but do not fully meet the quality that can be met with additional statistical procedures.
Final data on accommodation facilities, tourist arrivals and overnight stays are published in the SiStat Database 55 days after the reference period. Data are based on more complete data and analyses; they are published as absolute numbers, indices and shares at a more detailed level by types of accommodation facilities, statistical regions and types of municipalities.
Methodological note on general policy of data revision is available on; https://www.stat.si/statweb/File/DocSysFile/5299/REVISION_2018_methodological_note.pdf

Only final data on capacity are available in the Eurostat database. Nationally also provisional data were published (T+25 days). The difference in the data for the months of 2022 was: January 1.4%, February 1.1%, March 1.2%, April 0.9%, May 0.8%, June 0.5%, July 0.2%, August and September 0.5%, October 0.6%, November 1.6%, December 0.8%

Due to the needs of users for timely information on tourist arrivals and overnight stays, provisional data are published in the First Release T + 25 days for the previous month. Provisional data are published as absolute numbers, indices and shares. They meet the criteria of the quality of official statistical data, but do not fully meet the quality that can be met with additional statistical procedures.
Final data on accommodation facilities, tourist arrivals and overnight stays are published in the SiStat Database 55 days after the reference period. Data are based on more complete data and analyses; they are published as absolute numbers, indices and shares at a more detailed level by types of accommodation facilities, statistical regions and types of municipalities.
Methodological note on general policy of data revision is available on; https://www.stat.si/statweb/File/DocSysFile/5299/REVISION_2018_methodological_note.pdf

Only final data on occupancy are available in the Eurostat database. Nationally also provisional data were published (T+25 days). The difference in the data for the months of 2022 was: January 0%, February 0.2%, March and April 0.1%, May 0%, June 0.1%, July and August 0%, September 0.1%, October 0.7%, November 0.1%, December 0.5%. 

Prihodi in prenočitve turistov

Tourist arrivals and overnight stays

Solely the Register of Accommodation Establishments and eTurizem (electronic reporting system), which are managed by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (AJPES). The Register of Accommodation Establishments is a public database of accommodation establishments. According to the Hospitality Industry Act, all providers of accommodation establishments (caterers, landlords, holders of secondary activity on farms, marine operators if offering accommodation establishments) must register their accommodation establishments in the register. A precondition for the registration of accommodation establishments is the registration of the accommodation provider in the Business Register of Slovenia.

The eTurizem is a system for reporting data on tourists and their overnight stays for the purpose of keeping guest records, monitoring the calculation of the tourist tax and for reporting data for statistical purposes.

SURS has the appropriate administrative sources available for the survey on monthly accommodation statistics, which enables full and continuous coverage of all accommodation establishments.
The selection of observation units is complete: the statistical survey covers all accommodation units operating under the Hospitality Industry Act (ZGos) and are registered in the Register of Accommodation Establishments.
see also item 13

SURS has the appropriate administrative sources available for the survey on monthly accommodation statistics, which enables full and continuous coverage of all accommodation establishments.
The selection of observation units is complete: the statistical survey covers all accommodation units operating under the Hospitality Industry Act (ZGos) and are registered in the Register of Accommodation Establishments.
see also item 13

The survey covers catering and other tourist accommodation establishments. On 1 December 2017 the Register of Accommodation Establishments was established, managed by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services.
This means that SURS has the appropriate administrative sources available for the survey on monthly accommodation statistics, which enables full and continuous coverage of all accommodation establishments.
The selection of observation units is complete: the statistical survey covers all accommodation units operating under the Hospitality Industry Act and registered in the Register of Accommodation Establishments. In the register hotels, motels, boarding houses, overnight accommodations, inns, hotel and apartment settlements, mountain huts and other vacation facilities, camping sites, private accommodations at private providers of accommodation, farms with accommodation and marinas are registered.

Business survey. Data obtained from the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (from the Register of Accommodation Establishments and electronic reporting system eTurizem).

From 2018 on: Administrative data for the survey "Tourist arrivals and overnight stays" (TU/M) carried out by SURS are obtained from two administrative sources: data on accommodation establishments from the Register of Accommodation Establishments (RNO) and data on tourist arrivals and overnight stays and on occupancy of accommodation capacities via the system for electronic reporting named eTurizem. Accommodation providers and hosts daily report data on tourists (guests) and their overnight stays at the latest 12 hours after the arrival of tourists. The data on the operation, indivisible units sold, the number of days when the accommodation unit was opened and the number of beds are reported by accommodation establishments monthly for the previous month (also via the eTurizem system).

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

All data are verified by the system of automated logical controls in Entry Program: SOP (taking into consideration all Eurostat's validation rules). Comparison with data relating to the same period in the previous year is also made within this process of data validation. After that, data are transmitted to the database and some editing concerning other automated corrections is made (procedures made with SAS).

All data are verified by the system of automated logical controls in Entry Program: SOP (taking into consideration all Eurostat's validation rules). Comparison with data relating to the same period in the previous year is also made within this process of data validation. After that, data are transmitted to the database and some editing concerning other automated corrections is made (procedures made with SAS).