Characteristics of foreign travellers

Data on foreign travellers who have crossed the border of Latvia are used to analyse the economic contribution of the Latvian tourism industry, as well as in the compilation of the country’s balance of payments. The data are also used in the preparation of publications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Data on foreign travellers provide information on the age and sex of the foreign travellers, their permanent country of residence, from which they have arrived, the main purpose of their trip, expenditure during the trip, accommodation establishments selected by the travellers, as well as the costs thereof. Information on expenditure data are obtained not only about the respondent but also about the expenditures of his or her family members if during the trip the respondent has covered these expenses.

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Foreign travellers aged 15 years and more visiting Latvia. 

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Statistics database

EU data on tourism

Section - Tourism.

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Data on border crossings are compiled based on information obtained from survey on border crossings, surveying foreign travellers aged 15 years and more leaving Latvia. 

Data are acquired and collected from:

• CSB statistical report forms:
  • 2-ports (short-term) "Survey on port activities";
  • 2-airports "Survey of aircraft traffic through the airports";
  • B-1 "Traveller survey", B-2 "Traveller survey";
• Information from the Bank of Latvia regarding data of Latvia's balance of payments;
• State Border Guard data on the flow of border crossings;
• Data of SJSC "Latvian State Roads" on the road transport flow.

In survey on border crossings respondents are asked about their usual place of residence (country they arrived from), sex, age, purpose of the trip and expenses during the trip, excluding transport expenditure to/from.

The number of border crossings is obtained applying weight coefficients, which are calculated dividing the total number of border crossings with the number of surveyed persons in the respective border check point.