1. 4 Outbound and Domestic Tourism In 2013, Czech Republic’s residents reported 11.3 million long trips for leisure and recreation purposes, of which 7.1 million were domestic and 4.2 million foreign long trips. Traditionally the most popular foreign destination was Croatia (almost 800,000 long trips), followed by Italy (526,000) and Slovakia (nearly 500,000). Domestically, Czech residents spent most of their vacations in the Central Bohemia region (17.7% of all domestic long trips), followed by South Bohemia (12.5%) and Liberec (9.5%) regions. The total number of short trips by Czech residents reached 18.3 million, of which 17.2 million domestically and 1.1 million abroad. The destinations of these visits abroad lasting up to three spent nights were prevailingly the neighbouring countries. Almost 1.7 million business trips with at least one spent night were reported, of which approx. 1.2 million within the CR and 477,000 abroad. Methodology The source of information on inbound and domestic tourism by Czech residents is the sample survey on tourism carried out by the CSO in a random sample of households. In this continuous survey, respondents are questioned on a monthly basis about their trips made within the reference period. Outputs are published on a quarterly basis. The respondents are all persons usually living in private households in the Czech Republic. The surveyed data include information on private trips (for leisure, recreation, visits to relatives and friends, etc.) and on business trips. Only trips to locations outside the respondent’s usual environment (outside the respondent’s permanent and temporary residence, workplace, school, etc.) are considered tourism. In line with the international methodology, tourism definition only considers trips lasting up to 12 months. Data collected in the sample survey are extrapolated to the entire population above 15 years of age. Key monitored indicators Domestic tourism – tourism by residents domestically (within the CR) outside their usual environment. Outbound tourism – tourist visits by Czech residents abroad. Long trip – a trip for leisure or recreation purposes during which the visitor spends at least four consecutive nights outside their usual environment. Short trip – a trip for leisure or recreation purposes during which the visitor spends at least one and maximum three consecutive nights outside their usual environment (including weekend stays). Business trip – a stay for business/work purposes outside the visitors’ usual environment including at least one overnight stay, but lasting no more than 12 months (congresses and conferences, fairs and exhibitions, business meetings and missions, trips to negotiate and execute business or other contracts; trips for installation and repair, trade, professional purposes, training to improve the expertise and qualifications, commercial escort to other people, etc.). Average number of nights spent – per one trip; determines the duration of the trip. Average expenditures per trip per day – average expenditures by one visitor per one day of a trip CZK). Source: CSO, Sample Tourism Survey in Households, data as at 30. 06. 2014