Ferðavenjur Íslendinga - 01.02.1998, Qupperneq 8

Contents
Preface..................................................................................................................... 3
Regional division in this report, map of Iceland............................................................................ 4
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7
5. Survey on Icelandic tourism in 1996.................................................................................... 24
6. Principal results...................................................................................................... 24
7. Data collection and execution of the survey .......................................................................... 26
8. Concepts............................................................................................................... 28
Summary 1. Tourists by four-month period, sex and tourist’s age 1996................................................. 8
Summary 2. Tourists by four-month period, destination, sex and age 1996 ............................................. 8
Summary 3. Trip frequency by four-month periods 1996................................................................. 9
Summary 4. Domestic trips and ovemight stays by four-month periods and age of tourists 1996 ......................... 9
Summary 5. Domestic trips by length of stay and age of tourists 1996 ............................................... 10
Summary 6. Domestic trips by means of transports and age of tourists 1996......................................... 11
Summary 7. Domestic trips by destination and age of tourists 1996............................................. 11
Summary 8. Domestic ovemight stays by destination and age of tourists 1996 ......................................... 11
Summary 9. Domestic trips and ovemight stays by type of accommodation and age of tourists 1996 ................... 12
Summary 10. Outbound trips and ovemight stays by four-month periods and age of tourists 1996 ............. 13
Summary 11. Outbound trips by length of stay and age of tourists 1996.............................................. 14
Summary 12. Outbound trips by destination and age of tourists 1996................................................. 15
Summary 13. Ovemight stays abroad by destination and age of tourists 1996.......................................... 15
Summary 14. Outbound trips by accommodation and age of tourists 1996............................................... 16
Summary 15. Outbound trips by means of transport and age of tourists 1996.......................................... 17
Summary 16. Outbound trips by organisation of trip and age of tourists 1996........................................ 18
Summary 17. Trips by main purpose of trip and age of tourists 1996................................................. 18
Summary 18. Trips of children aged 11-15 by four-month periods, main purpose of trip arid accommodation 1996....... 19
Summary 19. Trips of children with their parent/s by accommodation and destionation 1996 .......................... 19
Summary 20. Response in the tourism pattern surveys 1996 .......................................................... 20
Summary 21. Relative standard error and confidence limits for number of individuals 1996......................... 20
Summary 22. Relative standard error and confidence limits for number of trips 1996............................... 21
Summary 23. Mean population 16-74 years by age groups and residence 1996.......................................... 22
Figure 1. Number of tourists by four-month periods 1996...........................................................
Figure 2. Trip frequency by four-month periods 1996............................................................ 8
Figure 3. Domestic trips and ovemight stays by age of tourists May-August 1996..................................... 10
Figure 4. Domestic trips and ovemight stays by destination 1996.................................................... 12
Figure 5. Domestic trips and ovemight stays with relatives and friends by age-groups 1996 ......................... 13
Figure 6. Outbound trips by length of stay and age of tourists 1996............................................ 14
Figure 7. Outbound trips and ovemight stays by destination 1996 ................................................... 16
Figure 8. Outbound trips and ovemight stays at hotels and guesthouses by age of tourists 1996...................... 17
Tables .................................................................................................................... 31
Table 1. Tourists by destination and socio-economic groups 1996......................................................... 32
Table 2. Trip frequency by four-month periods and age of tourists 1996 ................................................. 34
Table 3. Frequency of shorter trips (1-3 nights) by four-month periods and age of tourists 1996 ........................ 35
Table 4. Frequency of longer trips (4 nights or longer) by four-month periods and age of tourists 1996 ................. 36
Table 5. Trips by main purpose of trip and destination 1996e............................................................ 37
Table 6. Overnight stays in domestic trips by destination and type of accommodation 1996 ............................... 38
Table 7. Percent distribution of ovemight stays in domestic trips by destination and type of accommodation 1996......... 42
Table 8. Domestic trips by destination and type of accommodation 1996................................................... 46
Table 9. Average length of stay in domestic trips by destination and type of accommodation 1996 ........................ 50
Table 10. Ovemight stays abroad by destination and type of accommodation 1996 ........................................... 54
Table 11. Percent distribution of ovemight stays in outbound trips by destionation and type of accommodation 1996 ....... 56
Table 12. Outbound trips by destination and type of accommodation 1996................................................... 58
Table 13. Average length of stay in outbound trips by destination and type of accommodation 1996......................... 60
Table 14. Percent distribution of trip’s expenditure by destination 1996................................................. 62
Table 15. Percent distribution of trip’s expenditure by type of accommodation 1996....................................... 63
Table 16. Percent distribution of trip’s expenditure by main purpose of trip 1996........................................ 63
Appendix: Questionnaire.................................................................................................... 65
The series Statistics of Iceland........................................................................................... 68