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TOURIST: Visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the place/country visited.
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MAIN REASON FOR JOURNEY: The reason without which the journey would not have been made. The following reasons are considered:
- Leisure, recreation and holiday: relaxation, gastronomy, shopping, sports as a spectator or player, education, meetings (non-professional), culture and entertainment as a spectator, art, hobbies, games and others (non-professional);
- Professional / business: meetings, conventions,seminars, conferences, congresses, fairs and exhibitions (trade participation), missions, incentive trips, sales, marketing and other services,research, consultancy, language courses, education, research, occupations inthe arts, culture, religion and sports;
- Visiting family and friends: visits to family members and/or friends, attending funerals, weddings, birthdays and other family events;
- Health (voluntary reasons): health care and treatment at spas and near the sea, convalescent homes, and other treatments;
- Religion and pilgrimages (non-professional):attending religious events and pilgrimages;
- other reasons.
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OVERNIGHT STAY: Overnight stay in an establishment providing accommodation, considered in relation to each person and for a period of between 12:00 p.m. of a day and 12:00 p.m. of the following day.
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REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
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