National System of Tourism Statistics Presented and prepared by: Zhuljeta Lubonja

1. National System of Tourism Statistics Presented and prepared by: Zhuljeta Lubonja

2. Content • Administrative data • Quarterly survey • Annual survey • Travel statistics • Publications

3. Administrative data • Data source • Ministry of Interior Affairs (General Directory of Police) Data from MoI: - Arrivals and departures of Albania and foreign citizens border national (by air, sea, and by land) - Arrivals of foreign citizens the purpose of travel - Arrivals of foreign citizens world country.

4. Administrative data • INSTAT prepares data for inbound tourism,based on administrative data • Arrivals classification: - Arrivals of foreign citizens by main purpose ( Personal and Business) - Arrivals of foreign citinez by model of travel (air, sea and land)

5. Arrivals of foreign citizens by world regions - Arrivals of foreign visitors according to the purpose travel ( holiday,visit to frends, business etj, - Arrivals of foreign citizens ( visitors and same-day visitors excursionists). Administrative data

6. Quarterly survey • The aim of this survey is to show the trends of economic development of a country in quarterly periods. • The survey is based on Eurostat Regulation No.1165/98 • Classification of economic activity is based on NACE Rev 2

7. Quarterly survey • The sample is designed based on Statistical Business Register • Data are published 90 days after the reference quarter • Survey are carried out through interviewers with face to face interview • 180 interviews are trained evey year

8. Quarterly survey • The survey covers: • Industry • Construction • Retail and wholesale trade • Transport and Telecommunication • Hotels • Architectural services • Informatics services

9. Quarterly survey Economic indicators presented as indices: • Turnover • Employed • Employees • Wages

10. Quarterly survey Specific indicators: • Number of rooms • Number of beds • Total clients • Residents

11. Quarterly survey • Non-residents • Total overnights • Residents • Non-residents

12. Annual survey • Structural business statistics describe the economy through the observation of the activities of units engaged in an economic activity. • Council Regulation N° 295/2008 concerning SBS • Classification of economic activity is based on NACE Rev 1.1 • The sample is designed based on Statistical Business Register for the enterprises that were active in December of the reference year

13. Annual survey • This survey includes all the economic enterprises classified by NACE rev 1.1, as Industry, Construction, Trade, Hotels and restaurants, Transport and Communication, Real estate, informatics and some professional services. • The unit of observation is the enterprise • Enterprises with 1-9 employees are selected by sample and 10+ are totally surveyed • The data are published 14 months late

14. Annual survey Indicators published: • Enterprise • Number of employed • Ownership • Capitalized production • Investments

15. Annual survey Indicators published: • Turnover • Production • Trade margin • Value added • Wages and salaries per employees • Median and quartiles

16. Annual survey Specific indicators: • Number of stars • Number of rooms • Number of beds • Number of seats in hotels, bar cafés and restaurants

17. Travel statistics • Treatment of travel • Compilation methodology

18. Treatment of Travel • Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy of less than one year in the economy • Standard breakdown: • Travel business • Travel personal • Students and medical patients expenditure are included in travel- one year rule not applicable

19. Treatment of Travel • Exclusions: • goods for resale • personal purchases that excess customs threshold • diplomats, embassy and military unit personnel • international transport

20. Compilation methodology • Data sources • Ministry of Interior affairs (General Directory of Police) • Border sample survey

21. Compilation methodology • Data from MoI

22. Compilation methodology • Survey on main borders: • Conducted by: Bank of Albania • Carried by: INSTAT • Type of survey: face to face interviews • Frequency: 4 times/year

23. Compilation methodology • Responsibility of BoA: • methodology • designing of the questionnaire • data entry, processing, sampling and grossing up • Sample volume-1000 travelers per quarter • Type of travelers: • Nonresident foreigners + Albanian non-residents (migrants) • Albanian residents + Foreign residents

24. Compilation methodology • Data processing • Coefficients on: • Average duration of stay/ by purpose/ by residency • Average daily expenditures/ by purpose/by residency • Import (travel) = no. R * avg(days)*avg(exp/day)

25. Publications • Results on Structural Survey of Enterprise • Quarterly survey of enterprises • Statistical Bulletin • Statistical year book

26. Publications • Albania in Figures • Web page www.instat.gov.al • Different questionnaires and user requests

27. Data dissemination • Dissemination timeliness- 70 days after reference period (quarterly data) • The release statistics calendar is available on the website of BoA in the link below:http://www.bankofalbania.org/web/Kalendari_i_statistikave_5243_1.php • Travel data are published on the website of BoA, as a separate item in the Current account.

28. Data dissemination • Bop data are delivered on a regular basis to IMF, INSTAT and in the near future to Eurostat. • Travel data are delivered upon their request to Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism

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