| 2005 year | All tourists | Germany | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | EU-15 (exl. Germany) | EU New members | Overseas |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Duration of stay in Poland | ||||||
| 1 to 3 nights | 54 | 34 | 83 | 36 | 71 | 15 |
| 4 to 7 nights | 35 | 54 | 10 | 50 | 27 | 28 |
| 8 to 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 50 |
| over 28 nights | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Average (nights) | 4,4 | 4,8 | 3,5 | 4,7 | 2,6 | 13,1 |
| Trip organisation | ||||||
| Group/package | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| Some services purchased | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reservation/booking only | 12 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| Independent | 78 | 72 | 88 | 69 | 95 | 66 |
| no data | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Types of tourism/type of destination* | ||||||
| Visiting cities | 65 | 63 | 61 | 73 | 69 | 78 |
| Mountain holidays | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Seaside holidays | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lakes, forests... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rural tourism | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Touring - sightseeing | 14 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| Special&active tourism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| others | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| no data | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main type of accommodation | ||||||
| Hotels, motels etc. | 42 | 47 | 27 | 58 | 40 | 46 |
| Boarding houses | 11 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Summer houses, apartments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Camp sites | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rented rooms | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Family/friends' lodgings | 23 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 52 |
| others | 12 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| no data | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main purpose of visit | ||||||
| Leisure tourism | 25 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 26 | 28 |
| Visiting relatives & friends | 18 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 54 |
| Business related | 27 | 29 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 18 |
| Odd jobs | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shopping | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Religious motives | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Transit | 13 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Health&Wellness | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Private education | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| other purposes | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Detailed structure of business category | ||||||
| Fairs, exhibitions | 10 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| Conferences. congresses | 14 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 |
| Own. private business | 22 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 41 |
| Business on behalf of the firm | 29 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 47 |
| Transport-related | 18 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| others | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| no data | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| What was criticized* | ||||||
| Cost of stay | 21 | 7 | 38 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
| Travelling or access troubles | 16 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 22 |
| Organisation of travel or sojourn | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lack of tourism attractions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Insufficient information | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 20 |
| Low quality of services | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Poor sanitary conditions | 14 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 22 |
| Threat with crime. feeling unsafe | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 19 |
| others | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| nothing to criticise | 23 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 1 |
| How many visits throughout last 12 months | ||||||
| one | 30 | 28 | 19 | 46 | 30 | 70 |
| two | 29 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 24 | 21 |
| three | 15 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| four | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 to 10 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| 10+ | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Average | 3,4 | 2,5 | 5,2 | 2,3 | 3,9 | 1,5 |
| Visited voivodships* | ||||||
| Zachodniopomorskie | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Pomorskie | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Warmińsko-Mazurskie | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Podlaskie | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
| Lubuskie | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wielkopolskie | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Kujawsko-Pomorskie | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Łódzkie | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Mazowieckie | 22 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 67 |
| Świętokrzyskie | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Lubelskie | 8 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dolnośląskie | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Opolskie | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Śląskie | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Małopolskie | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Podkarpackie | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| no data | 11 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Visited cities* | ||||||
| Szczecin | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Poznań | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Warszawa | 15 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 55 |
| Wrocław | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Lublin | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kraków | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 19 |
| Gdańsk | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Łódź | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Bialystok | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Częstochowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Katowice | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| none of above | 59 | 62 | 65 | 43 | 61 | 38 |
| Demografic data | ||||||
| Female | 25 | 34 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 32 |
| Male | 74 | 65 | 82 | 74 | 87 | 68 |
| no data | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Up to 24 years | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 - 34 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 12 |
| 35 - 44 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 53 | 68 |
| 45 - 54 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| 55 and more | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| no data | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University/colege | 52 | 67 | 26 | 73 | 46 | 63 |
| High school | 46 | 32 | 70 | 26 | 53 | 36 |
| Primary | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| no data | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other information | ||||||
| Employed | 90 | 91 | 85 | 95 | 92 | 98 |
| Students | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Polish origin | 19 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 48 |
| Transportation | ||||||
| Air | 13 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 98 |
| Automobile | 70 | 89 | 67 | 48 | 81 | 1 |
| Track, lorry | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ferry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| Coach | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| no data | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Institute of Tourism, Warsaw | ||||||
| *) Multiple answers allowed | ||||||