Tourist arrivals and overnight stays in collective accommodation
Legal basis
The statistical survey on tourist arrivals and overnight stays in collective accommodation is conducted pursuant to the Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System (Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 18/12, 47/19 and 23/25) and the Annual Plan of Statistical Surveys.
METHODOLOGICAL BASIS
Objective of the survey
The objective of the statistical survey on tourist arrivals and overnight stays in collective accommodation establishments is to provide basic data on the volume of tourist traffic (arrivals and overnight stays) of domestic and foreign tourists, as well as on the accommodation capacity of these establishments.
The survey results serve as a basis for the development of tourism policy and tourism development strategies, as well as for meeting the data requirements of both national and international users.
Coverage of the survey
The survey covers all collective accommodation establishments providing accommodation services under an operating licence issued in accordance with the Law on Tourism and Hospitality (Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 02/18, 04/18, 13/18, 25/19, 67/19, 76/20, 130/21 and 84/24).
Accommodation establishments are classified into three groups according to the Classification of Activities (KD 2010):
- 55.1 – Hotels and similar accommodation;
- 55.2 – Holiday and other short-stay accommodation;
- 55.3 – Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks.
Data sources
The data source is the guest register, which all providers of accommodation services to tourists are legally required to maintain.
Confidentiality of individual data
The survey results are published only in an aggregated form, ensuring that individual data relating to accommodation establishments and other providers of accommodation services to tourists cannot be identified or disclosed.
