Holiday and business trips
Where do Danes travel to? Which modes of transport are used for traveling? Find answers to these questions, and see which types of accommodation are used most frequently. The statistics are based on sample surveys among Danes aged 15 and over.
Selected statistics on Holiday and business trips
Top destinations for holiday trips abroad
Data is collected from holiday house rental agencies with a minimum of 25 houses available, which are registered in the CVR register.
Danes' transport for short and long holiday trips
Sample survey among Danish residents aged 15 years and older. Approx. 6000 interviews per annum.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the statistic Holiday houses is to visualize the capacity and rental activity for Danish holiday houses through from rental agencies. Users of the statistics is e.g. business and tourism organisations as well as municipalities and regions to analyse the development in tourism. The statistics have been compiled since 1968 in various forms. Figures for the first years are available in printed editions of the Statistical Yearbook. In its current form, the statistics are comparable since 1992. Figures on nights spend at holiday houses or holiday apartments complements other tourism statistics on nights spend e.g. hotels, camping.
The purpose of the survey is to describe the travel patterns of the Danish population. Information is provided on the use of infrastructure and accommodation, as well as on the preferred destinations of Danish travelers and the expenditure associated with their trips. Statistics Denmark has compiled similar surveys in 1972, 1976 and 1980.