Survey on holidays and travels

Purpose and brief description Travelling, whether domestic or international, for business or holiday, is becoming increasingly important in our way of life. This brochure presents the main results of a survey on the travel behaviour of Belgians. Travel habits have been followed since 1997 via a continuous quarterly survey amongst households. You will find here data regarding the duration and the motives of the trip, the destination, the accommodation type, the means of transport used and how the trip has been organised. The traveller's origin is also surveyed. Population Inhabitants in Belgium Data collection method and sample size Survey technique based on the use of paper questionnaires Frequency Annually. Timing of publication Results available 6 months after the reference period Definitions Number of trips: Trips of the inhabitants with at least one overnight stay. Day trips are also taken into account since 2014. Duration of the trip: The duration of the trip is measured as the number of nights. Purpose of the trip: There is only one main purpose for a trip, in the absence of which the trip would not have taken place. The Directive distinguishes two main reasons to travel:(i) business and professional; (ii) holidays, recreation and leisure. Holidays due to 'Visits to friends and relatives' should be included in point (ii). Traveller: person who travels during the reporting period. Low-skilled people are people who have at best a lower secondary education diploma. Medium-skilled people have obtained an upper secondary education diploma, but no higher education diploma. High-skilled people have a higher education diploma. Metadata Reizen van de Belgische bevolking.pdf Travel research.pdf