| 2004 year | All tourists | Germany | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | EU-15 (exl. Germany) | EU New members | Overseas | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Duration of stay in Poland | ||||||||
| 1 to 3 nights | 52 | 36 | 77 | 34 | 69 | 20 | ||
| 4 to 7 nights | 35 | 51 | 14 | 53 | 27 | 25 | ||
| 8 to 28 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 49 | ||
| over 28 nights | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Average (nights) | 4,6 | 4,8 | 4,0 | 4,8 | 2,7 | 12,3 | ||
| Trip organisation | ||||||||
| Group/package | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Some services purchased | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reservation/booking only | 10 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Independent | 82 | 76 | 91 | 75 | 97 | 62 | ||
| no data | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Types of tourism/type of destination* | ||||||||
| Visiting cities | 71 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 70 | ||
| Mountain holidays | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Seaside holidays | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lakes, forests... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Rural tourism | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Touring - sightseeing | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Special&active tourism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| others | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| no data | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Main type of accommodation | ||||||||
| Hotels, motels etc. | 42 | 46 | 28 | 61 | 41 | 48 | ||
| Boarding houses | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Summer houses, apartments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Camp sites | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rented rooms | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Family/friends' lodgings | 26 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 52 | ||
| others | 12 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| no data | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Main purpose of visit | ||||||||
| Leisure tourism | 21 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 23 | 21 | ||
| Visiting relatives & friends | 20 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 54 | ||
| Business related | 26 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 22 | 24 | ||
| Odd jobs | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shopping | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Religious motives | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Transit | 12 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Health&Wellness | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Private education | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| other purposes | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Detailed structure of business category | ||||||||
| Fairs, exhibitions | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Conferences. congresses | 17 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 22 | ||
| Own. private business | 21 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 29 | ||
| Business on behalf of the firm | 31 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 22 | 49 | ||
| Transport-related | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | ||
| others | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| no data | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| What was criticized* | ||||||||
| Cost of stay | 21 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 23 | ||
| Travelling or access troubles | 15 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Organisation of travel or sojourn | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Lack of tourism attractions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Insufficient information | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 34 | ||
| Low quality of services | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Poor sanitary conditions | 15 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 23 | ||
| Threat with crime. feeling unsafe | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | ||
| others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| nothing to criticise | 29 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 1 | ||
| How many visits throughout last 12 months | ||||||||
| one | 31 | 32 | 16 | 52 | 25 | 72 | ||
| two | 27 | 38 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 20 | ||
| three | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 6 | ||
| four | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 5 to 10 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 10+ | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Average | 3,6 | 2,5 | 5,6 | 2,1 | 4,4 | 1,4 | ||
| Visited voivodships* | ||||||||
| Zachodniopomorskie | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pomorskie | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Warmińsko-Mazurskie | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Podlaskie | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Lubuskie | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wielkopolskie | 12 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Kujawsko-Pomorskie | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Łódzkie | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Mazowieckie | 23 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 66 | ||
| Świętokrzyskie | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Lubelskie | 8 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Dolnośląskie | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Opolskie | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Śląskie | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Małopolskie | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 25 | ||
| Podkarpackie | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| no data | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Visited cities* | ||||||||
| Szczecin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Poznań | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Warszawa | 17 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 53 | ||
| Wrocław | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lublin | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Kraków | 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Gdańsk | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Łódź | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Bialystok | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Częstochowa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Katowice | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| none of above | 54 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 60 | 35 | ||
| Demografic data | ||||||||
| Female | 26 | 35 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 23 | ||
| Male | 73 | 65 | 78 | 73 | 89 | 77 | ||
| no data | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Up to 24 years | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 25 - 34 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 13 | ||
| 35 - 44 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 65 | 61 | 76 | ||
| 45 - 54 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 55 and more | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| no data | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| University/colege | 51 | 67 | 27 | 73 | 46 | 60 | ||
| High school | 46 | 30 | 69 | 26 | 54 | 40 | ||
| Primary | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| no data | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other information | ||||||||
| Employed | 87 | 94 | 77 | 95 | 96 | 98 | ||
| Students | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polish origin | 21 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 49 | ||
| Transportation | ||||||||
| Air | 13 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 98 | ||
| Automobile | 72 | 89 | 72 | 51 | 80 | 2 | ||
| Track, lorry | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Rail | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ferry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coach | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| no data | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Institute of Tourism, Warsaw | ||||||||
| *) Multiple answers allowed | ||||||||