4.5.3.1. The main indicators (number of trips, length of stay and spending) of inbound trips to Hungary by main motivation of the trip (2013–2017)*(1/3)

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Purpose of travel 2013 2014
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4
Number of trpis, thousands
Same-day trips
Leisure tourism 1 165 1 667 1 588 1 121 5 542 1 288 1 830 2 160 1 553 6 831
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 429 519 422 386 1 756 440 586 696 604 2 325
medical treatment, spa, wellness 219 234 317 221 991 265 356 409 353 1 383
Business tourism 66 85 59 51 261 90 74 43 58 264
Of which:
conference, congress 2a 5a 2a – 9 7a 8a 5a 1a 20
Tourism motivation, total 1 232 1 752 1 647 1 172 5 803 1 378 1 904 2 203 1 611 7 095
Study 55 29 27 42 152 57 44 36 65 203
Shopping 2 351 2 422 3 125 2 572 10 470 2 189 2 123 2 359 2 507 9 179
Work 422 433 450 396 1 701 448 474 535 545 2 001
Transit 2 289 3 191 6 059 3 123 14 662 2 403 3 402 6 030 3 136 14 970
Other 38 44 58 58 199 102 43 130 121 395
Non-tourism motivation, total 5 155 6 120 9 718 6 191 27 184 5 199 6 086 9 089 6 374 26 749
Total 6 387 7 872 11 365 7 363 32 987 6 577 7 990 11 292 7 985 33 844
Multi-day trips
Leisure tourism 1 377 2 055 2 759 1 776 7 967 1 490 2 203 3 365 2 160 9 218
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 557 689 788 619 2 652 565 725 880 759 2 930
medical treatment, spa, wellness 205 285 206 280 977 289 348 319 347 1 304
Business tourism 225 296 266 280 1 067 193 256 241 249 940
Of which:
conference, congress 9 21 24 12 66 14 20 12 24 70
Tourism motivation, total 1 602 2 351 3 024 2 057 9 034 1 683 2 459 3 606 2 409 10 158
Study 37 45 19 32 133 37 50 35 46 168
Shopping 5a 13a 4a 4a 26 7a 10a 1a 15a 33
Work 128 118 95 102 444 122 85 111 166 484
Transit 187 169 291 251 899 316 219 395 258 1 188
Other 18a 16 15a 40 89 26 30 36 16a 108
Non-tourism motivation, total 375 363 423 429 1 590 508 395 578 501 1 982
Total 1 976 2 714 3 448 2 486 10 624 2 191 2 854 4 184 2 910 12 140
Total length of stay of inbound trips, thousand days
Same-day trips
Leisure tourism 1 165 1 667 1 588 1 121 5 542 1 288 1 830 2 160 1 553 6 831
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 429 519 422 386 1 756 440 586 696 604 2 325
medical treatment, spa, wellness 219 234 317 221 991 265 356 409 353 1 383
Business tourism 66 85 59 51 261 90 74 43 58 264
Of which:
conference, congress 2a 5a 2a – 9 7a 8a 5a 1a 20
Tourism motivation, total 1 232 1 752 1 647 1 172 5 803 1 378 1 904 2 203 1 611 7 095
Study 55 29 27 42 152 57 44 36 65 203
Shopping 2 351 2 422 3 125 2 572 10 470 2 189 2 123 2 359 2 507 9 179
Work 422 433 450 396 1 701 448 474 535 545 2 001
Transit 2 289 3 191 6 059 3 123 14 662 2 403 3 402 6 030 3 136 14 970
Other 38 44 58 58 199 102 43 130 121 395
Non-tourism motivation, total 5 155 6 120 9 718 6 191 27 184 5 199 6 086 9 089 6 374 26 749
Total 6 387 7 872 11 365 7 363 32 987 6 577 7 990 11 292 7 985 33 844
Multi-day trips
Leisure tourism 8 178 12 994 20 224 10 786 52 181 9 454 14 033 23 976 12 364 59 827
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 3 655 5 207 6 826 4 522 20 209 3 952 5 052 7 205 4 727 20 936
medical treatment, spa, wellness 1 450 2 024 1 486 2 135 7 095 1 938 2 834 2 838 2 526 10 137
Business tourism 899 1 201 1 098 1 043 4 241 735 986 1 033 1 000 3 754
Of which:
conference, congress 34 107 132 54 328 46 81 53 87 267
Tourism motivation, total 9 076 14 195 21 322 11 828 56 422 10 189 15 019 25 009 13 364 63 581
Study 1 501 3 434 791 1 124 6 851 1 046 3 100 1 667 1 594 7 408
Shopping 13a 70a 14a 13a 111 14a 37a 4a 53a 108
Work 897 827 698 594 3 016 469 457 591 801 2 319
Transit 375 339 586 502 1 802 635 438 790 515 2 379
Other 43a 60 37a 92 232 58 61 81 40a 240
Non-tourism motivation, total 2 830 4 730 2 127 2 325 12 011 2 223 4 093 3 134 3 004 12 454
Total 11 906 18 926 23 448 14 153 68 433 12 412 19 112 28 143 16 368 76 035
Spending of inbound trips, million HUF
Same-day trips
Leisure tourism 10 969 13 625 14 365 12 162 51 122 12 901 16 832 21 854 20 119 71 705
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 2 697 3 470 3 535 2 479 12 181 2 818 3 383 4 756 4 835 15 791
medical treatment, spa, wellness 4 951 5 115 5 838 5 798 21 703 6 460 8 465 10 416 11 341 36 681
Business tourism 715 1 162 589 758 3 223 1 244 1 071 602 608 3 526
Of which:
conference, congress 18a 62a 26a – 106 98a 116a 85a 4a 303
Tourism motivation, total 11 684 14 787 14 954 12 920 54 345 14 145 17 903 22 456 20 726 75 230
Study 102 71 141 71 386 100 92 52 122 367
Shopping 32 533 29 718 33 256 32 607 128 114 31 413 30 236 38 078 39 727 139 454
Work 18 946 21 136 23 195 16 698 79 974 19 424 18 123 20 177 22 861 80 585
Transit 14 016 18 095 30 096 18 298 80 505 15 352 20 337 31 358 18 768 85 816
Other 344 176 436 622 1 577 596 287 439 722 2 044
Non-tourism motivation, total 65 942 69 194 87 125 68 296 290 557 66 885 69 075 90 104 82 201 308 265
Total 77 626 83 982 102 079 81 215 344 902 81 030 86 978 112 560 102 927 383 496
Multi-day trips
Leisure tourism 105 038 189 731 255 196 147 014 696 979 135 667 224 165 319 741 187 655 867 228
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 25 216 41 022 49 906 36 860 153 004 34 586 45 333 57 113 39 557 176 588
medical treatment, spa, wellness 24 245 32 028 20 272 28 175 104 719 28 518 40 733 35 876 38 753 143 880
Business tourism 25 571 40 955 36 622 36 471 139 619 26 859 35 649 28 381 36 936 127 825
Of which:
conference, congress 911 3 500 3 784 2 239 10 434 1 462 2 635 1 602 3 349 9 047
Tourism motivation, total 130 609 230 686 291 817 183 485 836 598 162 526 259 814 348 122 224 591 995 054
Study 7 298 13 543 4 827 7 220 32 888 5 732 15 197 9 447 8 217 38 594
Shopping 193a 866a 866a 916a 2 840 291a 839a 62a 1510a 2 702
Work 6 929 9 035 9 695 6 580 32 238 5 259 5 170 3 707 8 018 22 154
Transit 2 800 2 084 3 484 3 027 11 395 3 655 3 299 4 794 3 229 14 977
Other 351a 1 456 395a 893 3 096 464 684 960 451a 2 559
Non-tourism motivation, total 17 570 26 984 19 267 18 636 82 457 15 400 25 190 18 970 21 425 80 985
Total 148 179 257 670 311 084 202 122 919 055 177 925 285 004 367 092 246 016 1 076 038
*Number of foreign visitors, exluding lorry-drivers.  aThe accuracy of the estimate is not reliable. 

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