| 2002 year | All tourists | Germany | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | EU-15 (exl. Germany) | EU New members | Overseas |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Duration of stay in Poland | ||||||
| 1 to 3 nights | 57 | 30 | 85 | 32 | 54 | 46 |
| 4 to 7 nights | 32 | 52 | 13 | 50 | 34 | 13 |
| 8 to 28 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 33 |
| over 28 nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Average (nights) | 3,9 | 5,2 | 2,2 | 5,1 | 3,7 | 9,7 |
| Trip organisation | ||||||
| Group/package | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
| Some services purchased | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Reservation/booking only | 12 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 15 |
| Independent | 76 | 71 | 81 | 72 | 84 | 52 |
| no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Types of tourism/type of destination* | ||||||
| Visiting cities | 63 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 62 | 87 |
| Mountain holidays | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Seaside holidays | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakes, forests... | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rural tourism | 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Touring - sightseeing | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Special&active tourism | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| others | 10 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| no data | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Main type of accommodation | ||||||
| Hotels, motels etc. | 41 | 36 | 36 | 55 | 44 | 62 |
| Boarding houses | 12 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Summer houses, apartments | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camp sites | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rented rooms | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Family/friends' lodgings | 23 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 38 |
| others | 14 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| no data | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Main purpose of visit | ||||||
| Leisure tourism | 24 | 27 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 41 |
| Visiting relatives & friends | 20 | 31 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 34 |
| Business related | 28 | 28 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 25 |
| Odd jobs | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shopping | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Religious motives | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Transit | 12 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| other purposes | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Detailed structure of business category | ||||||
| Fairs, exhibitions | 11 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 1 |
| Conferences. congresses | 15 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 18 |
| Own. private business | 34 | 16 | 53 | 24 | 41 | 35 |
| Business on behalf of the firm | 20 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 43 |
| Transport-related | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| others | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| no data | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| What was criticized* | ||||||
| Cost of stay | 16 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 22 |
| Travelling or access troubles | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 9 |
| Organisation of travel or sojourn | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Lack of tourism attractions | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Insufficient information | 9 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 46 |
| Low quality of services | 13 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 24 |
| Poor sanitary conditions | 19 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 30 |
| Threat with crime. feeling unsafe | 13 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| nothing to criticise | 25 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| How many visits throughout last 12 months | ||||||
| one | 30 | 34 | 18 | 47 | 27 | 65 |
| two | 31 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| three | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
| four | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 to 10 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 10+ | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Average | 3,9 | 2,6 | 5,0 | 2,3 | 6,2 | 1,6 |
| Visited voivodships* | ||||||
| Zachodniopomorskie | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Pomorskie | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Warmińsko-Mazurskie | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Podlaskie | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| Lubuskie | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wielkopolskie | 11 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Kujawsko-Pomorskie | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Łódzkie | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Mazowieckie | 25 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 76 |
| Świętokrzyskie | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Lubelskie | 13 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dolnośląskie | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Opolskie | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Śląskie | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Małopolskie | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 18 |
| Podkarpackie | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| no data | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Visited cities* | ||||||
| Szczecin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Poznań | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Warszawa | 17 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 65 |
| Wrocław | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Lublin | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kraków | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 |
| Gdańsk | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Łódź | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Bialystok | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Częstochowa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Katowice | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| none of above | 54 | 55 | 61 | 38 | 50 | 26 |
| Demografic data | ||||||
| Female | 24 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| Male | 76 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 83 |
| no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Up to 24 years | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 - 34 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 15 |
| 35 - 44 | 47 | 48 | 44 | 55 | 42 | 68 |
| 45 - 54 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| 55 and more | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| no data | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University/colege | 38 | 55 | 20 | 52 | 23 | 76 |
| High school | 58 | 44 | 72 | 48 | 68 | 23 |
| Primary | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| no data | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other information | ||||||
| Employed | 88 | 94 | 80 | 98 | 88 | 99 |
| Students | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Polish origin | 13 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| Transportation | ||||||
| Air | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 93 |
| Automobile | 78 | 85 | 82 | 66 | 86 | 6 |
| Track, lorry | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rail | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Coach | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| no data | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Institute of Tourism, Warsaw | ||||||
| *) Multiple answers allowed | ||||||