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)*(2/3)

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Purpose of travel 2015 2016
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4
Number of trpis, thousands
Same-day trips
Leisure tourism 1 640 2 018 2 331 1 644 7 633 1 832 2 037 2 382 1 526 7 776
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 586 647 622 543 2 399 582 539 588 521 2 230
medical treatment, spa, wellness 376 389 535 307 1 607 388 349 422 244 1 402
Business tourism 40 30 32 42 145 60 57 34 43 194
Of which:
conference, congress 3a 3a 0a 3a 10a 13a 6a 6a 9a 34
Tourism motivation, total 1 680 2 048 2 364 1 686 7 778 1 891 2 094 2 416 1 569 7 970
Study 74 44 32 73 223 92 56 47 65 260
Shopping 2 034 1 915 2 608 2 277 8 834 2 386 2 461 2 989 2 609 10 444
Work 520 467 529 477 1 994 534 540 632 553 2 260
Transit 2 487 3 342 5 797 3 099 14 725 2 527 3 480 6 883 3 515 16 404
Other 122 159 101 92 474 119 65 60 51 296
Non-tourism motivation, total 5 237 5 927 9 068 6 018 26 251 5 659 6 603 10 610 6 793 29 665
Total 6 917 7 975 11 432 7 705 34 029 7 550 8 697 13 026 8 362 37 635
Multi-day trips
Leisure tourism 1 757 2 686 4 225 2 559 11 227 2 281 2 992 4 313 2 777 12 363
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 672 904 1 072 881 3 529 765 574 787 572 2 699
medical treatment, spa, wellness 266 280 348 285 1 179 247 315 324 308 1 193
Business tourism 251 309 316 308 1 184 247 372 271 222 1 111
Of which:
conference, congress 10 26 42 22 100 31 42 25 16 115
Tourism motivation, total 2 008 2 994 4 540 2 867 12 410 2 527 3 363 4 584 3 000 13 474
Study 61 45 16 54 176 47 47 14 50 158
Shopping 8a 3a 11a 15a 36 6a 1a 12a 37a 56
Work 118 93 97 123 431 170 157 111 117 555
Transit 292 241 341 264 1 138 275 166 272 281 995
Other 10a 54 56a 4a 124 5a 10a 4a – 19
Non-tourism motivation, total 489 437 521 460 1 905 503 382 413 484 1 782
Total 2 497 3 431 5 061 3 327 14 316 3 030 3 746 4 997 3 483 15 255
Total length of stay of inbound trips, thousand days
Same-day trips
Leisure tourism 1 640 2 018 2 331 1 644 7 633 1 832 2 037 2 382 1 526 7 776
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 586 647 622 543 2 399 582 539 588 521 2 230
medical treatment, spa, wellness 376 389 535 307 1 607 388 349 422 244 1 402
Business tourism 40 30 32 42 145 60 57 34 43 194
Of which:
conference, congress 3a 3a 0a 3a 10a 13a 6a 6a 9a 34
Tourism motivation, total 1 680 2 048 2 364 1 686 7 778 1 891 2 094 2 416 1 569 7 970
Study 74 44 32 73 223 92 56 47 65 260
Shopping 2 034 1 915 2 608 2 277 8 834 2 386 2 461 2 989 2 609 10 444
Work 520 467 529 477 1 994 534 540 632 553 2 260
Transit 2 487 3 342 5 797 3 099 14 725 2 527 3 480 6 883 3 515 16 404
Other 122 159 101 92 474 119 65 60 51 296
Non-tourism motivation, total 5 237 5 927 9 068 6 018 26 251 5 659 6 603 10 610 6 793 29 665
Total 6 917 7 975 11 432 7 705 34 029 7 550 8 697 13 026 8 362 37 635
Multi-day trips
Leisure tourism 9 917 15 356 29 006 13 298 67 578 12 199 16 818 26 288 14 305 69 611
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 4 245 5 528 8 116 5 307 23 195 4 687 3 193 4 870 3 376 16 127
medical treatment, spa, wellness 1 834 2 339 3 395 1 883 9 450 1 633 2 466 3 027 2 000 9 127
Business tourism 977 1 532 1 117 1 187 4 813 989 1 529 1 065 885 4 468
Of which:
conference, congress 32 118 115 70 335 104 137 105 55 401
Tourism motivation, total 10 894 16 888 30 123 14 486 72 391 13 188 18 347 27 353 15 190 74 078
Study 2 270 2 865 528 2 543 8 206 1 738 1 966 668 2 692 7 064
Shopping 16a 5a 22a 31a 75 18a 3a 32a 93a 146
Work 633 506 483 680 2 302 786 774 838 645 3 043
Transit 584 482 681 530 2 277 551 333 545 561 1 990
Other 26a 180 150a 9a 366 32a 46a 10a – 88
Non-tourism motivation, total 3 529 4 039 1 865 3 793 13 226 3 125 3 122 2 093 3 991 12 330
Total 14 423 20 927 31 988 18 279 85 617 16 313 21 469 29 446 19 181 86 409
Spending of inbound trips, million HUF
Same-day trips
Leisure tourism 20 991 21 161 24 788 21 802 88 742 20 960 21 813 23 972 17 983 84 728
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 4 886 4 349 4 229 3 873 17 337 3 343 2 672 2 978 2 304 11 298
medical treatment, spa, wellness 11 667 10 932 13 538 11 058 47 194 12 171 11 640 12 308 10 329 46 448
Business tourism 498 308 418 590 1 813 868 437 294 415 2 014
Of which:
conference, congress 23a 23a 10a 21a 77a 90a 41a 31a 78a 240
Tourism motivation, total 21 489 21 469 25 205 22 391 90 555 21 828 22 250 24 266 18 398 86 743
Study 94 73 55 94 315 164 66 63 99 392
Shopping 32 513 28 109 36 509 35 746 132 877 36 518 37 254 43 937 43 865 161 574
Work 17 156 19 002 22 030 20 005 78 192 15 600 17 079 28 667 21 162 82 508
Transit 13 972 18 224 30 083 19 267 81 546 16 395 21 040 39 862 21 677 98 973
Other 553 305 357 545 1 760 1 739 402 356 254 2 751
Non-tourism motivation, total 64 288 65 713 89 033 75 657 294 691 70 416 75 840 112 885 87 057 346 199
Total 85 777 87 182 114 239 98 048 385 246 92 245 98 090 137 150 105 456 432 941
Multi-day trips
Leisure tourism 148 599 242 997 389 994 205 856 987 446 167 356 270 760 400 960 231 344 1 070 419
Of which:
visiting relatives, friends 36 317 46 889 75 970 47 329 206 505 37 423 27 694 49 711 30 592 145 420
medical treatment, spa, wellness 30 281 34 176 42 101 32 711 139 269 26 227 33 873 30 508 32 303 122 911
Business tourism 34 129 41 504 41 445 40 017 157 095 31 041 43 802 33 887 25 709 134 438
Of which:
conference, congress 1 182 3 710 4 740 2 750 12 381 3 331 4 684 3 417 1 941 13 372
Tourism motivation, total 182 728 284 500 431 439 245 873 1 144 541 198 396 314 561 434 847 257 053 1 204 857
Study 10 400 15 260 3 090 10 692 39 442 10 230 10 384 4 311 16 699 41 624
Shopping 209a 44a 371a 217a 841 483a 53a 1 484 1 740a 3 760
Work 5 531 4 840 6 632 5 865 22 868 5 974 6 291 7 910 6 807 26 982
Transit 3 466 2 647 3 490 3 497 13 101 3 171 2 456 3 820 3 468 12 915
Other 306a 543 694a 87a 1 629 415a 972a 76 – 1 463
Non-tourism motivation, total 19 911 23 335 14 278 20 358 77 881 20 272 20 156 17 602 28 715 86 744
Total 202 638 307 835 445 717 266 231 1 222 422 218 668 334 717 452 449 285 768 1 291 602
*Number of foreign visitors, exluding lorry-drivers.  aThe accuracy of the estimate is not reliable. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011