Arrivals and overnight stays
Legal basis
The statistical survey on tourist arrivals and overnight stays 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 accommodation establishments is to provide basic data on the volume of tourist traffic (arrivals and overnight stays) of domestic and foreign tourists.
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
Collective accommodation: 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) are covered.
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.
Individual accommodation: accommodation establishments providing accommodation services in households (individual tourist accommodation, i.e. so-called private accommodation) are covered. 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, Article 100), these include accommodation units with a maximum of 15 bed places owned by natural persons.
Data sources
Collective accommodation: guest register, which all providers of accommodation services to tourists are legally required to maintain.
Individual accommodation: administrative databases (Local Tourist Organisations, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, National Tourism Organisation, and Local Government Secretariats), as well as statistical data sources and records.
Confidentiality of individual data
The survey results are published only in an aggregated form, ensuring that individual data cannot be identified or disclosed.
