Results of the national tourists survey in Iran, spring 1398 (2019/20)

This document was presented by the Statistical Centre of Iran in 1398 (2019/20) on the subject of tourism with the aim of producing statistics and information on the tourism of the country's households.

The importance of the tourism industry in economic flourishing requires that a coherent and dynamic statistical system be established in this sector and that the production and publication of the statistics and information needed by planners be placed on the agenda. Without doubt Iran, with an ancient history and a rich culture, given its cultural heritage, natural attractions, and climatic diversity, is one of the world's important tourist destinations which, with appropriate planning, will become one of the country's sources of wealth creation. The production and publication of statistics and information in the tourism field is among the important needs of the country's cultural sector, which requires more than ever the responsibility and close cooperation of all those involved in this field. The first national survey in the tourism field was carried out nationwide in 1387 (2008/09). Until that survey, there had been no coherent and reliable information in the field of national tourists, and in some cases official statistics on visitors to museums and historic buildings under the coverage of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization have been published in statistical yearbooks.
The Statistical Centre of Iran, from 1381 (2002/03), in cooperation with the then Iran Touring and Tourism Organization, jointly began studies on preparing Tourism Satellite Accounts. But after that organization was merged with the Cultural Heritage Organization, these studies were halted. Despite these activities remaining unfinished, the result of the studies conducted emphasized designing and implementing survey plans in the three main domains of tourism (domestic, inbound, outbound). In this connection, the implementation of two survey plans titled "Survey of Domestic Tourists" and "Survey of Inbound Tourists" was provided for in the country's First National Statistical Program.
By God's grace, the initial studies for testing the survey plan of domestic tourists began in 1385 (2006/07) in cooperation with the Statistical Research Institute, and finally in Farvardin (March–April) 1386 (2007/08) the said plan was implemented in six selected provinces at the level of the counties of Bushehr, Tehran, Sabzevar, Rafsanjan, Babol, and Malayer. After evaluating the results of the plan's test and obtaining the views and suggestions of all the implementing agents, revisions were applied to the questionnaire and the guides that had been prepared.
In order to collect information on the tourism of the country's households in 1387 (2008/09), the main plan was implemented in four stages, during the months of Tir (June–July), Mehr (September–October), and Dey (December–January) 1387 (2008/09) and Farvardin 1388 (2009/10); in 1390–1393 (2011–2015) in two stages during the months of Tir and Mehr; and in 1395–1398 (2016–2020) in one stage in Tir, and in each stage households' tourism information in the previous season was asked about.
The present publication contains the results of the said plan in the spring season of 1398 (2019/20). It is hoped that with the continued production of tourism statistics and recognition of tourism patterns in the country, the possibility of better planning for this important industry will be provided.

Statistics and information examined in more detail in the report:

• General specifications of the plan
• Definitions and concepts
• Summary of findings
• Statistical tables 1 - Number of households by members' travel status - spring 1398 (2019/20) 2 - Number of households by travel status and household size - spring 1398 (2019/20) 3 - Number of households by travel status and tenure of the household's place of residence - spring 1398 (2019/20) 4 - Number of households by travel status and vehicle ownership status - spring 1398 (2019/20) 5 - Number of households by travel status and sex of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 6 - Number of households by travel status and literacy status and education level of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 7 - Number of households by travel status and activity status of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 8 - Number of households by travel status and occupational status of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 9 - Number of households by travel status and marital status of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 10 - Number of households by travel status of age groups of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 11 - Number of trips by household members by destination and type of trip - spring 1398 (2019/20) 12 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and household size - spring 1398 (2019/20) 13 - Number of outbound trips by household size - spring 1398 (2019/20) 14 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and tenure of the household's place of residence - spring 1398 (2019/20) 15 - Number of outbound trips by tenure of the household's place of residence - spring 1398 (2019/20) 16 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and vehicle ownership status - spring 1398 (2019/20) 17 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and sex of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 18 - Number of outbound trips by sex of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 19 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and literacy status and education level of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 20 - Number of outbound trips by literacy status and education level of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 21 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and activity status of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 22 - Number of outbound trips by activity status of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 23 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and occupational status of the household's employed head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 24 - Number of outbound trips by occupational status of the household's employed head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 25 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and marital status of the household head - spring 1398 (2019/20) 26 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and main tourism purposes - spring 1398 (2019/20) 27 - Number of domestic trips by mode of travel and type of trip - spring 1398 (2019/20) 28 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and type of main vehicle used for the outbound journey - spring 1398 (2019/20) 29 - Number of outbound trips by type of main vehicle used for the outbound journey - spring 1398 (2019/20) 30 - Number of domestic trips by type of trip and type of main vehicle used for the return - spring 1398 (2019/20) 31 - Number of outbound trips by type of main vehicle used for the return - spring 1398 (2019/20) 32 - Number of person-nights of stay of overnight outbound trips by type of accommodation - spring 1398 (2019/20) 33 - Number of trips and person-nights of stay of domestic trips undertaken by type of trip and destination province - spring 1398 (2019/20) 34 - Number of trips and person-nights of stay of domestic trips undertaken by type of trip and provinces visited - spring 1398 (2019/20) 35 - Twenty main destination cities of domestic trips in order of number of trips undertaken by type of trip and number of person-nights of stay - spring 1398 (2019/20) 36 - Twenty cities visited on domestic trips in order of number of trips undertaken by type of trip and number of person-nights of stay - spring 1398 (2019/20) 37 - Twenty main destination counties of domestic trips in order of number of trips undertaken by type of trip and number of person-nights of stay - spring 1398 (2019/20) 38 - Twenty counties visited on domestic trips in order of number of trips undertaken by type of trip and number of person-nights of stay - spring 1398 (2019/20) 39 - Expenditure of domestic trips by type of trip, broken down by main expenditure items - spring 1398 (2019/20) 40 - Expenditure of outbound trips, broken down by main expenditure items - spring 1398 (2019/20)