DDI-PSE-PCBS-HGS-2009-V1.0 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2011-11-21 NADA V1.0 Hotel Guests Survey 2009 HGS مسح نزلاء الفنادق 2009 PSE-PCBS-HGS-2009-V1.0 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics © All rights reserved. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistices,Hotel Guests Survey, 2009 NADA Palestinian National Authority European Union Core Funding Group Representative Office of Norway Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Division of user services 1-2-3 Survey, phase 1 [hh/123-1] Not Periodic V1.0 (Puplic use file) Inbound Guests The Purpose of the Visit Tourism Expenditure leisure, tourism and sport [13.4] This survey reflects the data for the year 2009, and provides us with the main data about Hotel Guests' expenditure which is related to overnight-stay tourists Objectives of the Survey The survey provided data on The characteristics of hotel guests The characteristics of the visit The length of stay of the visit The amount and mode of expenditure during the visit Palestine West Bank Hotel Guests Hotel Guests Sample survey data [ssd] This survey reflects the data for the year 2009, and provides us with the main data about Hotel Guests' expenditure which is related to overnight-stay tourists Objectives of the Survey The survey provided data on The characteristics of hotel guests The characteristics of the visit The length of stay of the visit The amount and mode of expenditure during the visit Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Strata of design The sample was distributed to two strata, that is Actual strata the sample was distributed by visitor's nationality strata (resident, non resident Post strata the sample was distributed by visitor's sex, and nationality Sample size The sample size was estimated to be about 2,214 visitors or guests distributed among West Bank hotels Design a sample survey The sample was a stratified random sample of a standard one stage A randomly stratified sample was selected of guests from the hotel which was visited A different sample of guests at each hotel was selected depending on the size of the hotel (the number of guests in the hotel data for 2008 Distribution of the sample The distribution sample of the guests in hotels in proportion to the size of each stratum of guests nationality resident, and non resident Publishing levels First level West Bank. and according to the guest nationality 3 nationalitiesSecond level North, Central, South of West Bank, and Jerusalem Face-to-face [f2f] The survey questionnaire was the main tool for gathering information, so it must conform to the technical specifications of the field work phase, and should meet the requirements of data processing and analysis The questionnaire was designed after considering the methodologies and the recommendations of the United Nations on tourism statistics and taking into account the specificities of the Palestinian community in this aspect The field team was provided with all the tools and supplies of field work and the number of crew working on the project 12 including Coordinator of field work 1 and supervisors of the Jerusalem area within the barriers 1and auditors as well as librarians 9 field researcher No weighting account The data processing stage consisted of the following steps editing and coding before data entry All questionnaires were edited and coded in the office using the same instructions adopted for editing in the field Data entry At this stage data was entered into the computer using a data entry template designed in Access. The data entry program was created to satisfy a number of requirements such as Duplication of the questionnaires on the computer screen Check on the logic and consistency of data entered Possibility for internal editing of replies to questions Maintaining a minimum of digital data entry and fieldwork errors User friendly handling Possibility of transferring data into another format to be used and analyzed using other statistical analysis systems such as SPSS 97.4% All hotels in the West Bank were visited and 66 hotels were responded out of 84 The number of questionnaires completed from the guests of the responded hotels was 2157There were 18 hotels from which no completed questionnaires, some of the hotels were not operating during the reference period, some hotels refused to cooperate with fieldworkers, and other hotels the concept of hotel guests does not apply on them because the guests who stay for long-term (more than a year) Statistical errors These are errors resulting from a study (sample) of the society and not all units of society This survey was implemented on the basis of the sample and therefore data errors could affect the survey results due to the use of a statistical sample rather than a comprehensive inventory of units in the community study and certainly the emergence of differences The values that we expect to be real are obtained through censuses. Calculations can have differences in the related variables Non-statistical errors The data collection process is characterized by privacy as a result of the nature of the subject, so that the questioning process is subject to greater potential for errors This is because the answers to many questions are subjective and depends on the assessment of the person and is therefore affected by the researcher's degree of awareness during the questioning and other circumstances All individual information and data submitted to the Bureau for statistical purposes shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged in whole or in part, to any individual or to a public or private body or used for any purpose other than for preparing statistical tables The Bureau shall endeavor to issue official statistical publications in aggregate tables which do not disclose individual data in conformity with the confidentiality of statistical data Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2009. Hotel Guests Survey, 2009. V1.0(02-2010) Ramallah - Palestine License Agreement for the Use of Micro Data in PCBS items(10,11,12) as following: 1. pledges the utilization of "data" or any copies thereof shall be limited to the purposes agreed upon including not granting any third parties any access to these data. Restrictions applies to any data duplication or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis. 2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally . 3. pledges not to alter the value of any observation in the original "data"; nevertheless, this does not apply on subjecting data to any processes or procedures aiming to derive new variables. The first party does not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) provide you with the data as is without any warranty or responsibility implied. PCBS accepts no responsibility for the results and/or implications of any analysis and or other actions conducted with this data hotel guest survey Objectives of the Survey The survey provided data on The characteristics of hotel guests The characteristics of the visit The length of stay of the visit The amount and mode of expenditure during the visit 2157 25 Number of hotel Number of hotel Number of hotel Number of hotel Number of hotel 2157 208 10004 7566.811 1727.688 Serial Number Serial Number Serial Number Serial Number Serial Number 2157 1 322 56.105 67.802 governote governote governote governote governote 2157 1 Jenin 5 Tubas 10 Tulkarm 15 Nablus 20 Qalqilia 25 Salfit 30 Ramallah &AL_Bireh 35 Jericho& ALAgwar 40 Jerusalem 45 Bethlehem 50 Hebron 55 North Gaza 60 Gaza 65 Dier Albalah 70 Khan Younis 75 Rafah Region Region Region Region Region 2157 1 2 3 4 Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality Nationality Hotel Guests 2157 1 back to cooding country 12 32 36 40 51 56 76 112 116 124 144 152 156 170 196 203 208 233 242 250 262 275 276 300 340 348 356 360 364 372 376 380 392 400 410 422 442 484 528 530 554 566 578 586 608 616 620 642 643 682 702 703 705 710 724 736 752 756 764 788 792 804 818 826 840 862 891 999 Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident Country of Resident Hotel Guests 2157 1 back to cooding country 12 32 36 40 51 56 76 112 116 124 144 152 156 170 196 203 208 233 242 250 262 275 276 300 340 348 356 360 372 376 380 392 400 410 422 434 442 484 528 530 554 566 578 586 608 616 620 642 643 682 702 703 705 710 724 736 752 756 764 784 788 792 804 818 826 840 862 891 999 Age Age Age Age Age Hotel Guests 2157 2 95 41.535 13.936 Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Number of companies with you from your family Hotel Guests 2157 50 1.126 2.674 Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Hotel Guests 2157 1 Single 2 Married 3 Other Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex Hotel Guests 2157 1 Male 2 Female The main reason of visit The main reason of visit The main reason of visit The main reason of visit The main reason of visit What is the main reason for the visit? Hotel Guests 2157 1 Recreation 2 Visiting Relatives/Friends 3 Professional 4 Pilgrimage 5 Other (Specify) The Purpose of the Visit The purpose to which it out of the tourists or visiting a place of habitual residence where this might be the purpose of the goals of entertainment religious or visit relatives and friends medical educational or official business or other purposes How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organized your visit How did you organize your visit? Hotel Guests 2157 1 Travel agent/tour operator 2 .Direct reservations 3 Other way (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is (In case travel agent) The nationality of the agency is What is the Hotel Guests 1119 1038 1 . Palestinian 2 Israeli 3 Other Sysmiss Tourism Agency Establishment engaged in doing business for tourist travel services and related activities e.g transport accommodation catering entertainment sightseeing and sell them through travel agencies or directly to final consumers as a single product called a package tour How many days will you be spending In the Holly Land How many days will you be spending In the Holly Land How many days will you be spending In the Holly Land How many days will you be spending In the Holly Land How many days will you be spending In the Holly Land How many days will you be spending In the Holly Land? Hotel Guests 2157 55 5.641 5.707 The Duration of the Visit The number of nights accommodation for overnight guests in hotels in the Palestinian Territory How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel How many nights will you be spending In the hotel? Hotel Guests 2157 54 4.41 4.625 Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid Please specify the most frequently used currency in your prepaid What is the most frequently used currency in your prepaid? Hotel Guests 2157 1 Jordanian Dinar 2 . US Dollar 3 New Israeli Shekel 4 Euro Total expenditures Total expenditures Total expenditures Total expenditures Total expenditures What is the total expenditures? Hotel Guests 2150 7 39000 1792.827 2862.882 Tourism Expenditure The total expenditure made by a visitor or on behalf of a visitor for and during his/her trip and stay at destination, inside the visited country resedency resedency resedency resedency resedency Hotel Guests 2157 1 2 1 resedent 2 non resedent Length of stay Length of stay Length of stay Length of stay Length of stay Hotel Guests 1872 285 1 4 1 1-7days 2 8-14 days 3 15-21days 4 22-364days Sysmiss Expenditre in hotel Expenditre in hotel Expenditre in hotel Expenditre in hotel Expenditre in hotel What is total expenditures? What are the total expenditures hotel? Hotel Guests 2157 15000 501.363 1056.057 Expenditre in food Expenditre in food Expenditre in food Expenditre in food Expenditre in food What is total expenditures? What are the total expenditures food and drink? Hotel Guests 2157 6000 267.697 549.654 Expenditre in marketin Expenditre in marketin Expenditre in marketin Expenditre in marketin Expenditre in marketin What is total expenditures? What are the total expenditures marketining? Hotel Guests 2157 8520 305.295 580.465 Expenditre in Transportation and telecommunication Expenditre in Transportation and telecommunication Expenditre in Transportation and telecommunication Expenditre in Transportation and telecommunication Expenditre in Transportation and telecommunication What is total expenditures? What are the total expenditures Transportation and telecommunication? Hotel Guests 2155 2 4000 150.202 388.879 Expenditre other Expenditre other Expenditre other Expenditre other Expenditre other What is total expenditures? What are the total expenditures other? Hotel Guests 2152 5 3200 71.266 191.548 occ = 2 (FILTER) occ = 2 (FILTER) occ = 2 (FILTER) occ = 2 (FILTER) occ = 2 (FILTER) 2157 1 Not Selected 1 Selected