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)*(1/2)

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Purpose of travel 2017 2018
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1–Q4
Number of trips, thousands
Same-day trips
Personal trips 7 051 8 805 12 963 7 781 36 601 7 043 8 634 13 862 7 832 37 370
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 809 1 190 1 531 961 4 490 952 1 375 1 768 943 5 037
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 79 171 242 143 635 103 105 233 66 507
Round trip, cruise ship 378 475 601 467 1 921 480 598 723 441 2 243
Wellness 25 55 113 65 258 74 124 191 94 483
Visiting friends and relatives 515 644 712 547 2 418 704 591 582 508 2 385
Studies 89 102 32f 109 333 115 96 49 98 357
Health care 229 281 312 225 1 047 281 272 367 295 1 216
Religious purpose 35 22f 29f 38 125 38 20f 22f 15f 95
Shopping 2 296 2 447 2 891 2 507 10 140 2 271 2 448 2 981 2 409 10 108
Transit 2 922 3 895 7 236 3 242 17 296 2 463 3 651 7 858 3 353 17 325
Other personal trips 155 223 221 152 751 220 180 235 211 847
Business, conference, cross border trading 297 280 292 256 1 126 277 341 366 342 1 326
Working 394 406 366 284 1 450 360 329 323 407 1 419
Total 7 742 9 491 13 621 8 322 39 176 7 680 9 304 14 551 8 580 40 115
Multi-day trips
Personal trips 2 504 3 439 4 888 3 404 14 234 2 863 4 006 5 581 3 189 15 640
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 1 517 2 486 3 811 2 214 10 027 1 714 2 668 3 899 2 155 10 436
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 406 790 1 485 633 3 314 352 876 1 699 461 3 388
Round trip, cruise ship 563 791 837 855 3 046 812 1 016 1 114 1 100 4 042
Wellness 105 128 267 122 621 79 131 263 66 539
Visiting friends and relatives 558 593 680 649 2 479 566 731 923 581 2 802
Studies 28 28 14f 27 96 15 21 13f 19 68
Health care 130 126 141 172 570 176 160 169 124 628
Religious purpose 1f 10f 11f 3f 25f 15f 5f 2f 2f 24f
Shopping 22 16f 17f 19f 74f 3f 3f 41f 18f 65
Transit 245 176 205 320 947 370 406 515 257 1 548
Other personal trips 2f 5f 9f 1f 17f 5f 12f 20f 32 68
Business, conference, cross border trading 242 244 281 279 1 045 195 271 329 331 1 126
Working 116 96 152 142 506 150 166 223 247 786
Total 2 861 3 779 5 320 3 825 15 785 3 209 4 443 6 133 3 767 17 552
Total length of stay of inbound trips, thousand days
Same-day trips
Personal trips 7 051 8 805 12 963 7 781 36 601 7 043 8 634 13 862 7 832 37 370
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 809 1 190 1 531 961 4 490 952 1 375 1 768 943 5 037
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 79 171 242 143 635 103 105 233 66 507
Round trip, cruise ship 378 475 601 467 1 921 480 598 723 441 2 243
Wellness 25 55 113 65 258 74 124 191 94 483
Visiting friends and relatives 515 644 712 547 2 418 704 591 582 508 2 385
Studies 89 102 32f 109 333 115 96 49 98 357
Health care 229 281 312 225 1 047 281 272 367 295 1 216
Religious purpose 35 22f 29f 38 125 38 20f 22f 15f 95
Shopping 2 296 2 447 2 891 2 507 10 140 2 271 2 448 2 981 2 409 10 108
Transit 2 922 3 895 7 236 3 242 17 296 2 463 3 651 7 858 3 353 17 325
Other personal trips 155 223 221 152 751 220 180 235 211 847
Business, conference, cross border trading 297 280 292 256 1 126 277 341 366 342 1 326
Working 394 406 366 284 1 450 360 329 323 407 1 419
Total 7 742 9 491 13 621 8 322 39 176 7 680 9 304 14 551 8 580 40 115
Multi-day trips
Personal trips 12 580 18 863 29 504 17 566 78 513 13 839 20 202 30 233 16 896 81 170
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 7 120 12 261 22 622 10 547 52 549 8 108 13 549 21 978 10 834 54 468
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 2 429 4 904 10 951 3 779 22 063 1 977 4 832 11 207 2 895 20 910
Round trip, cruise ship 2 463 3 662 3 979 3 927 14 031 3 979 5 240 5 333 5 412 19 964
Wellness 547 666 2 153 586 3 952 435 699 2 055 342 3 531
Visiting friends and relatives 3 149 3 248 4 210 3 559 14 166 3 333 3 856 5 524 3 041 15 754
Studies 770 1 753 687f 1 615 4 825 544 779 99f 1 327 2 749
Health care 976 1 135 1 425 1 143 4 679 972 1 139 1 390 1 024 4 525
Religious purpose 4f 48f 56f 7f 116f 116f 33f 7f 9f 166f
Shopping 66 44f 75f 54f 239f 10f 8f 140f 66f 224
Transit 491 352 411 640 1 894 741 812 1 030 520 3 102
Other personal trips 4f 23f 18f 2f 47f 16f 24f 65f 76 182
Business, conference, cross border trading 937 1 053 983 1 075 4 049 647 1 030 1 140 1 192 4 010
Working 404 567 671 1 064 2 706 502 939 1 398 1 961 4 801
Total 13 922 20 483 31 158 19 704 85 267 14 989 22 171 32 771 20 049 89 980
Spending of inbound trips, million HUF
Same-day trips
Personal trips 76 864 89 811 117 073 89 967 373 715 79 990 97 596 140 900 108 291 426 777
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 5 396 7 226 9 230 7 414 29 267 7 006 10 251 16 760 8 685 42 701
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 409 872 1 379 859 3 518 608 559 4 153 389 5 709
Round trip, cruise ship 3 026 3 381 4 283 3 663 14 352 3 972 4 416 5 279 3 859 17 526
Wellness 299 599 546 863 2 308 949 2 224 3 213 1 923 8 309
Visiting friends and relatives 2 518 2 952 3 995 2 951 12 415 3 453 2 982 3 263 3 727 13 425
Studies 79 128 22f 113 342 197 148 160 173 677
Health care 11 150 12 827 15 801 12 364 52 143 12 419 15 173 18 303 19 811 65 706
Religious purpose 278 54f 124f 74 530 90 13f 38f 41f 183
Shopping 38 189 40 895 46 867 45 429 171 380 39 750 40 703 49 393 46 226 176 072
Transit 18 632 24 602 40 102 20 870 104 206 16 161 27 452 51 618 27 229 122 460
Other personal trips 623 1 126 932 752 3 432 914 874 1 366 2 399 5 553
Business, conference, cross border trading 20 173 25 140 24 309 19 654 89 276 18 007 23 969 24 566 21 076 87 618
Working 1 036 1 153 1 100 822 4 111 1 003 1 031 919 1 657 4 609
Total 98 073 116 103 142 482 110 443 467 101 99 000 122 596 166 385 131 023 519 004
Multi-day trips
Personal trips 189 359 307 428 442 254 272 625 1 211 666 231 212 340 450 504 714 304 509 1 380 885
Of which:
Holidays, leisure and recreation 134 421 244 760 372 482 208 230 959 892 169 120 269 976 417 554 244 548 1 101 197
Of which:
Recreation (water based, mountain, rural) 30 223 54 421 101 547 41 361 227 553 24 305 61 479 158 688 44 773 289 245
Round trip, cruise ship 68 577 108 531 114 458 112 972 404 538 111 529 144 613 149 500 148 649 554 291
Wellness 9 013 9 994 24 536 11 188 54 732 8 715 10 464 26 694 6 195 52 068
Visiting friends and relatives 30 162 35 350 45 683 32 101 143 296 30 274 37 067 54 551 30 884 152 776
Studies 4 523 9 854 3 929f 7 798 26 104 3 806 7 527 1 083f 7 922 20 338
Health care 15 556 13 065 15 588 18 115 62 325 19 701 17 952 20 430 14 874 72 956
Religious purpose 27f 377f 939f 70f 1 413f 2 595f 486f 33f 139f 3 253f
Shopping 1 263 1 565f 1 108f 1 903f 5 839f 208f 170f 2 921f 1 160f 4 458
Transit 3 366 1 888 2 375 4 385 12 014 5 299 5 365 7 329 4 225 22 217
Other personal trips 42f 568f 150f 24f 783f 209f 1 908f 815f 757 3 689
Business, conference, cross border trading 30 306 29 777 33 528 33 908 127 519 22 324 29 651 39 857 35 421 127 253
Working 3 748 4 562 8 222 9 594 26 125 4 247 7 858 13 187 14 346 39 638
Total 223 413 341 767 484 003 316 127 1 365 311 257 783 377 959 557 759 354 275 1 547 776
*Number of foreign visitors, exluding lorry-drivers.  fThe accuracy of the estimate is not reliable. 

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