4.5.3.2. The main indicators (number of trips, length of stay and spending) of inbound trips to Hungary by main motivation of the trip (changed motivational classification)*(2/2)

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Purpose of travel 2019 2020
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4 Q1a Q2b Q3c Q4d Q1–Q4e
Number of trips, thousands
Same-day trips
Personal trips 7 970 9 716 15 086 8 319 41 092 7 108 .. 7 510 4 567 ..
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 1 215 1 432 1 759 1 042 5 448 849 .. 964 288 ..
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 32f 67 185 78 362 52 .. 87 ..
Round trip, cruise ship 637 601 739 476 2 453 394 .. 340 65 ..
Wellness 86 119 195 103 502 69 .. 100 17 ..
Visiting friends and relatives 569 547 585 412 2 113 361 .. 388 315 ..
Studies 142 99 40 140 421 130 .. 36 59 ..
Health care 394 478 676 422 1 970 365 .. 229 120 ..
Religious purpose 25f 26f 46 27f 125 24f .. 13f 15f ..
Shopping 2 590 2 610 2 925 2 691 10 815 2 346 .. 1 535 1 177 ..
Transit 2 833 4 192 8 709 3 430 19 164 2 856 .. 4 092 2 458 ..
Other personal trips 203 332 346 155 1 036 177 .. 254 135 ..
Business, conference, cross border trading 396 456 437 289 1 578 226 .. 197 212 ..
Working 456 448 436 450 1 790 404 .. 570 646 ..
Total 8 822 10 619 15 960 9 058 44 460 7 737 .. 8 276 5 425 ..
Multi-day trips
Personal trips 2 718 3 534 5 187 3 304 14 742 2 418 .. 2 136 801 ..
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 1 657 2 439 3 742 2 185 10 023 1 538 .. 1 369 224 ..
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 323 473 1 225 400 2 421 273 .. 642 56f ..
Round trip, cruise ship 872 1 245 1 488 1 177 4 782 835 .. 262 9 ..
Wellness 98 142 232 89 561 109 .. 161 15f ..
Visiting friends and relatives 600 545 817 681 2 643 531 .. 371 311 ..
Studies 25 25 11f 21 81 21 .. 15 22 ..
Health care 140 138 171 109 558 116 .. 49 33 ..
Religious purpose 9f 2f 10f 10f 31 11f .. 1f 1f ..
Shopping 35f 37f 46f 4f 123 6f .. 31 24f ..
Transit 228 310 375 200 1 113 137 .. 105 120 ..
Other personal trips 22f 38 16f 94 169 58 .. 194 66 ..
Business, conference, cross border trading 359 305 314 228 1 207 190 .. 200 329 ..
Working 256 229 281 221 988 223 .. 230 304 ..
Total 3 333 4 068 5 782 3 754 16 937 2 831 .. 2 566 1 434 ..
Total length of stay of inbound trips, thousand days
Same-day trips
Personal trips 7 970 9 716 15 086 8 319 41 092 7 108 .. 7 510 4 567 ..
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 1 215 1 432 1 759 1 042 5 448 849 .. 964 288 ..
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 32f 67 185 78 362 52 .. 87 ..
Round trip, cruise ship 637 601 739 476 2 453 394 .. 340 65 ..
Wellness 86 119 195 103 502 69 .. 100 17 ..
Visiting friends and relatives 569 547 585 412 2 113 361 .. 388 315 ..
Studies 142 99 40 140 421 130 .. 36 59 ..
Health care 394 478 676 422 1 970 365 .. 229 120 ..
Religious purpose 25f 26f 46 27f 125 24f .. 13f 15f ..
Shopping 2 590 2 610 2 925 2 691 10 815 2 346 .. 1 535 1 177 ..
Transit 2 833 4 192 8 709 3 430 19 164 2 856 .. 4 092 2 458 ..
Other personal trips 203 332 346 155 1 036 177 .. 254 135 ..
Business, conference, cross border trading 396 456 437 289 1 578 226 .. 197 212 ..
Working 456 448 436 450 1 790 404 .. 570 646 ..
Total 8 822 10 619 15 960 9 058 44 460 7 737 .. 8 276 5 425 ..
Multi-day trips
Personal trips 14 578 19 207 32 582 17 313 83 681 12 324 .. 16 326 5 302 ..
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 8 089 12 895 23 423 11 230 55 637 7 383 .. 9 642 1 310 ..
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 1 950 3 368 10 715 2 274 18 308 1 385 .. 5 125 299f ..
Round trip, cruise ship 4 127 6 019 7 416 5 782 23 344 3 956 .. 1 413 73 ..
Wellness 474 769 1 646 457 3 346 507 .. 1 039 63f ..
Visiting friends and relatives 3 615 3 443 6 192 3 769 17 019 2 948 .. 3 021 1 942 ..
Studies 1 183 661 235f 818 2 896 623 .. 2 095 1 436 ..
Health care 1 055 1 253 1 708 800 4 816 898 .. 337 144 ..
Religious purpose 54f 8f 72f 47f 182 42f .. 2f 2f ..
Shopping 79f 177f 139f 27f 423 11f .. 99 54f ..
Transit 457 627 750 400 2 234 273 .. 209 240 ..
Other personal trips 45f 143 65f 222 474 147 .. 920 173 ..
Business, conference, cross border trading 1 190 1 159 1 223 841 4 412 703 .. 1 017 1 444 ..
Working 1 288 1 333 1 963 1 325 5 909 1 094 .. 2 100 2 771 ..
Total 17 056 21 699 35 768 19 479 94 002 14 121 .. 19 443 9 517 ..
Spending of inbound trips, million HUF
Same-day trips
Personal trips 101 737 123 044 173 985 124 266 523 033 103 933 .. 95 972 70 763 ..
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 9 295 10 422 13 820 7 619 41 156 6 054 .. 7 641 2 539 ..
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 155f 740 2 406 792 4 094 594 .. 609 ..
Round trip, cruise ship 4 631 4 526 5 572 3 666 18 395 3 093 .. 2 606 826 ..
Wellness 1 452 1 205 1 880 685 5 222 770 .. 1 557 158 ..
Visiting friends and relatives 3 555 4 128 3 768 3 243 14 693 2 352 .. 2 432 1 685 ..
Studies 216 183 74 362 835 223 .. 15 139 ..
Health care 16 508 21 315 28 458 21 502 87 783 19 933 .. 16 008 8 572 ..
Religious purpose 59f 107f 204 61f 430 60f .. 31f 172f ..
Shopping 45 751 45 865 62 516 58 999 213 130 46 910 .. 31 511 27 789 ..
Transit 25 120 37 719 62 795 31 319 156 952 27 174 .. 34 288 25 268 ..
Other personal trips 1 233 3 306 2 351 1 162 8 053 1 226 .. 4 046 4 599 ..
Business, conference, cross border trading 23 684 22 048 16 930 10 441 73 103 7 953 .. 6 285 8 327 ..
Working 1 513 1 434 1 350 1 313 5 610 836 .. 1 601 2 092 ..
Total 126 934 146 526 192 265 136 020 601 746 112 722 .. 103 859 81 182 ..
Multi-day trips
Personal trips 229 864 363 594 584 560 335 612 1 513 629 224 766 .. 226 485 54 050 ..
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 172 224 294 053 480 562 270 434 1 217 273 164 067 .. 151 534 19 753 ..
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 31 589 56 861 140 911 45 107 274 469 22 943 .. 71 717 6 281f ..
Round trip, cruise ship 108 213 165 300 215 805 165 227 654 544 108 974 .. 40 377 1 736 ..
Wellness 7 118 12 911 29 627 11 892 61 548 10 597 .. 18 984 1 386f ..
Visiting friends and relatives 31 671 38 856 68 650 40 855 180 032 36 203 .. 31 891 17 456 ..
Studies 5 488 4 601 2 079f 6 629 18 796 6 665 .. 14 590 6 516 ..
Health care 14 397 16 345 23 351 11 639 65 732 13 940 .. 7 162 3 709 ..
Religious purpose 1 198f 76f 1 751f 232f 3 256 198f .. 20f 57f ..
Shopping 1 047f 1 982f 1 813f 403f 5 245 108f .. 1 365 1 244f ..
Transit 3 384 5 843 5 835 2 473 17 536 1 972 .. 1 604 3 212 ..
Other personal trips 454f 1 838 520f 2 947 5 759 1 613 .. 18 320 2 102 ..
Business, conference, cross border trading 35 207 35 399 40 591 27 013 138 211 24 813 .. 27 612 41 694 ..
Working 13 314 13 476 17 441 12 293 56 524 11 067 .. 24 968 32 305 ..
Total 278 385 412 469 642 592 374 918 1 708 364 260 646 .. 279 065 128 049 ..
*Number of foreign visitors, exluding lorry-drivers.  aDue to emergency measures in response to the coronavirus epidemic, including a border closure introduced in mid-March and suspending data collections, data on tourism demand in the first quarter are only available for the period from 1 January to 13 March 2020, so they have only limited comparability with data from previous periods.  bAs a result of a border closure ordered due to the coronavirus epidemic, data collection on tourism was suspended in the second quarter of 2020, so data for the period are not available.  cDue to the coronavirus epidemic, border traffic in the third quarter was significantly lower than in the previous period, in addition, border crossing rules were tightened again from 1 September 2020, resulting in a further reduction in the number of respondents. Due to the above, the reliability of the published data has decreased and they have only limited comparability with data from previous periods.  dIn the fourth quarter of 2020, due to border crossing rules still in force and the accommodation use regulation, which entered into force on 11 November 2020, border traffic was significantly lower than usual. Due to the low number of data providers, the reliability of published data has decreased and they are only to a limited extent comparable with data from previous periods.  eAnnual data on tourism demand are not yet available due to emergency measures put in place as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, including the border closure introduced in mid-March and the suspension of data collection.  fThe accuracy of the estimate is not reliable. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011