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Profile of Polish Tourists Abroad 1994 - 1999

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Summary 1999

  • The most frequently visited country is Germany (above one third of departures). To a certain degree it is due to geographical position of Germany on the way to other Western countries. Similarly - many visits to Czech Republic is connected with travelling southwards. Other popular destinations are: France (8% of trips), Austria (6%), Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands (5% each). Merely 4% trips were made to outside of Europe.

  • Polish tourist have stayed abroad in 1999 6.9 nights in average (a little less than in preceding years). Southern Europe had the longest visits (10.2 nights), and Russia, Belorus, Ukraine, Lithuania - the shortest (3.5 nights in average).

  • Tourist&leisure is a primary purpose of visiting Southern Europe (86%) as well as Western Europe (56%). Germany and Eastern neighbours (Russia, Belorus, Ukraine, Lithuania) are visited either for VFR or for business. Also shopping-oriented trips directed to these countries.

  • One-fourth has purchased services of tourist agencies. The use of such services is much more considerable when travelling to South European destinations.

  • 63% of outbound tourists live in big cities. That share increase to 75% among visitors to Western Europe and even to 84% when South of Europe are visited.

  • The average expenditures abroad amounted to 180 USD per person. This is fewer than in previous year

 

The tables below refer only to tourists - i.e. to travellers who spent abroad at least one night.

Purpose of visit (%)
all tourists 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Leisure tourism (holidays, recreation, etc.) 31 36 41 34 48 45
Visiting relatives & friends 14 19 16 19 15 17
Business 24 16 18 24 26 27
Odd jobs 9 4 4 2 2 2
Shopping 15 17 18 16 6 4
Religious motives 1 2 1 2 1 0
Other purposes 6 6 2 3 2 4

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Organisation of tours (%)

all tourists 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Tourism agency (full or partial pre-booking) 15 19 26 21 22 21
Private invitation 13 16 12 11 . .
Trip organised either by a host organisation or by an employer 14 9 11 7 . .
Self - organised 57 56 50 61 78 78

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Duration of stay (%)

all tourists 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1 night 5 6 8 7 5 9
2 to 3 nights 23 24 23 26 23 24
4 to 6 nights 26 36 27 29 30 29
7 to 14 nights 31 27 30 31 35 33
from 14 nights to 3 months 15 7 11 7 7 6
Average number of nights 9.3 7.2 9.2 7.1 7,3 6,9

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Age groups (%)

all tourists 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
15 to 24 years 16 17 14 7 7 8
25 - 34 years 35 27 31 26 21 25
35 - 44 years 28 29 33 39 43 38
45 - 54 years 15 20 17 22 25 21
over 54 years 6 7 5 6 4 7

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

POLISH TOURISTS VISITING GERMANY

The tables below describe tourists who visited Germany, but who might have also visited also other countries during the same travel.

Purpose of visit (%)

to Germany 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Leisure tourism (holidays, recreation, etc.) 17 23 20 20 35 29
Visiting relatives & friends 15 20 19 21 23 19
Business 31 19 22 30 22 31
Odd jobs 12 4 5 4 4 5
Shopping 20 26 31 19 11 8
Religious motives 0 2 1 1 1 0
Other purposes 5 6 2 5 4 7

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Organisation of tours (%)

to Germany 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Tourism agency (full or partial pre-booking) 4 11 11 6 11 8
Private invitation 15 18 18 18 . .
Trip organised either by a host organisation or by an employer 14 11 14 12 . .
Self - organised 67 60 57 64 89 91
no data 0 0 0 0 0 1

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Duration of stay (%)

to Germany 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1 night 5 6 15 10 6 8
2 to 3 nights 26 29 35 30 25 24
4 to 6 nights 25 36 25 32 32 34
7 to14 nights 26 23 20 23 32 30
from 14 nights to 3 months 17 5 6 5 5 4
Average number of nights 9.4 6.3 7.8 5.9 6,5 5,9

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

 

POLISH TOURISTS VISITING COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

The tables below describe tourists who visited countries of the former Soviet Union, but who might have also visited also other countries during the same travel.

Purpose of visit (%)

to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania etc 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Leisure tourism (holidays, recreation etc.) 20 18 36 16 17 27
Visiting relatives & friends 21 26 26 26 16 24
Business 20 26 19 27 47 34
Odd jobs 5 3 0 0 0 1
Shopping 21 16 15 29 10 5
Religious motives 3 1 2 1 2 1
other purposes 10 10 2 1 8 8

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Organisation of tours (%)

to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania etc 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Tourism agency (full or partial pre-booking) 22 8 22 11 20 27
Private invitation 19 18 9 7 . .
Trip organised either by a host organisation or by an employer 7 7 7 2 . .
Self - organised 52 68 61 80 80 72
no data 1 0 1 0 0 1

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

Duration of stay (%)

to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania etc 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1 night 6 27 10 12 15 17
2 to 3 nights 33 39 30 51 57 52
4 to 6 nights 36 17 26 22 17 22
7 to14 nights 24 15 27 14 6 8
from 14 nights to 3 months 2 2 7 1 1 1
no data 0 0 0 0 4 0
Average number of nights 5.2 3.9 6.2 4.0 3.8 3.5

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

 

POLISH TOURISTS VISITING COUNTRIES OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE

The tables below describe tourists who visited countries of western or southern Europe, but who might have also visited also other countries during the same travel.

Data for the years 1998 and 1999 are presented in segmentation on:

  • Southern Europe: Spain, Greece, Italy and Turkey;
  • Western Europe and Nordic countries: Austria, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland,
    UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Data for the previous years are presented jointly as "Europe".

Purpose of visit (%)

to the rest of Europe 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 South. 1998 West 1999 South. 1999 West
Leisure tourism (holidays, recreation, etc.) 39 48 55 49 80 57 86 56
Visiting relatives & friends 12 15 13 14 4 12 2 11
Business 24 13 16 20 13 26 9 28
Odd jobs 9 5 5 3 0 1 0 2
Shopping 9 9 7 7 0 2 0 1
Religious motives 1 4 2 2 3 0 2 0
Other purposes 7 6 2 5 0 2 1 2

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

 

Organisation of tours (%)

to the rest of Europe 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 South. 1998 West 1999 South. 1999 West
Tourism agency (full or partial pre-booking) 21 31 37 34 60 27 55 27
Private invitation 13 16 10 11 . . . .
Trip organised either by a host organisation or by an employer 15 10 12 9 . . . .
Self - organised 50 43 41 46 40 75 45 73

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

 

Duration of stay (%)

to the rest of Europe 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 South. 1998 West 1999 South. 1999 West
1 night 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 5
2-3 nights 8 11 13 9 6 15 3 18
4-6 nights 23 37 27 29 21 32 16 32
7-14 nights 46 41 43 50 63 42 70 40
>14 nights (up to 3 months) 23 11 15 11 10 9 10 5
Average number of nights 12.4 8.9 10.2 9.6 10.1 8.4 10.2 6.9

Source: survey by the Institute of Tourism

 

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