Statistical presentation

Data description

The purpose of the statistics is to provide numbers of rented holiday houses and number of tourists staying over nights.

The most important variables are number of nights spend, rented house-weeks, number of bookings and number of future bookings divided among the nationality of the guests from Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Germany and Other. The number of nights spend in holiday houses and the number of rented holiday houses visualise who rents the Danish holiday houses in a specific geographical area and how many weeks the holidays houses have been rented during a year.

The annual survey covers: - Number of bookings divided among guest nationality - Number of holiday houses or apartments at disposal - Number of nights stayed divided among guest nationality and geographical area - Number of house-weeks rented out divided among guest nationality and municipality - Number of house-weeks rented out divided among guest nationality and calendar weeks

The monthly survey covers: - Number of bookings divided among guest nationality - Number of nights stayed divided among guest nationality and geographical area - Number of house-weeks rented out divided among guest nationality and municipality - Number of bookings for the rest of the year divided among guest nationality

Additional to this annual total survey a monthly sample survey is conducted, which estimates actual years number of rented holiday houses, based on figures from the annual survey. Se homepage.

Classification system

The tables in the statistical bank divide into different groupings and classifications. The statistics divide geographically into regions, parts of the country and municipalities. The statistics are distributed according to the frequent guest nationalities: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany the Netherlands and Other/Unspecified country.

Sector coverage

The statistics include holiday houses rental agencies under the industry code 68.31.20, housing instructions, holiday rental, etc., in the Danish Industry Code 2007 and the international NACE, rev. 2 classification. A complete description of the industry can be found in the Danish Industry Code 2007. However, some holiday house rental agencies are not classified here, as they have other primary business activities, e.g. grocery trade.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Number of nights: The number of nights a guest have spent in a holiday dwelling.

Weeks of rental: How many weeks a holiday dwellings is rented out to paying guests.

Bookings: A booking or a lease/contract is stay which the guest has paid. An example is booking a holiday dwelling for two weeks for a family of two adults and two children. This provides a booking, two rented house weeks and 56 nights.

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is holiday houses.

Statistical population

Holiday houses let out by agencies that have at least 25 houses for rent.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

In the Statistical bank you can look at the annual statistics from 1992 as times series of tenancy of holiday houses distributed after geographical area, nationality of guest, as well as house weeks, overnight stay and contracts (FERIEH3). Distribution of rented house weeks after calendar weeks or nationality of guest begins in 2008 (FERIEH4). Finally, listing of rental capacity (FERIEH5) begins in 2012. From 2004 you can look at the monthly statistics as a time series of vacation houses, distributed on nationality of guests, as well as number of overnight stays, rented house weeks and contracts (FERIEH1). Distribution of future booking house weeks after nationality of guests begins in 2005 (FERIEH2). Distribution of overnight stays, rented house weeks and contracts after geographical area and nationality of guests begins in 2017 (FEIREH6).

Base period

Not relevant for this statistics.

Unit of measure

Number of overnight stays, rented house weeks and bookings/contracts/tenancies.

Reference period

Month and year.

Frequency of dissemination

Monthly and annually.

Legal acts and other agreements

For the annual statistic regarding holidays houses, there is authority for collection in the Act on Statistics Denmark § 8, subsection 1, cf. Legislative Decree no. 610 of 30 May 2018.

Participation in the monthly statistics about holiday houses is voluntary.

There is no EU regulation for this statistic.

Cost and burden

The businesses burden for reporting for rental agencies which report annually, is calculated a 185.000 Danish Kroner per year (calculated in 2004). Reporting to the monthly statistics on holiday houses is voluntary there is therefore no burden calculated for this statistics.

Comment

Additional information can be found on the statistics subject page or obtained by contacting Statistics Denmark. The holiday houses statistics are part of the accommodation statistics, which also include data for hotels, holiday centers, camping, hostels and marinas.