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Tourist
A tourist (overnight visitor) is a visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the place visited. An international tourist is an international visitor who stays at least one night in the country visited. A domestic tourist refers to a domestic visitor who stays at least one night in the place visited.
A visitor who does not spent one night during the trip is called same-day visitor.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid until (31 December 2078)
Source organisation
- WTO (matkailu)
Related concepts
- Country of residence
- Domestic trip
- Visitor
- Visit
- Inbound tourism
- Trip
- Tourism
- Main destination of trip
- Reason for trip
- Tourism expenditure
- Visitor
- Travel accounts
- Package tour
- Same-day visitor
- Arrival in accommodation establishment
- Usual environment
- Business trip
- Trip abroad
- Leisure trip
- Overnight trip
- Overnight stay
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