Table 108 Registered applications at the District Governor of Svalbard for individual travellers outside the administrative area 10, by the purpose of the trip and means of transportation. 1996-2000

Svalbard Statistics 2001

108	Registered applications at the District Governor of Svalbard for individual travellers¹ outside the administrative area 10², by the purpose of the trip and means of transportation. 1996-2000

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000


Applications
Total	145	121	105	135	108
Of which imposed insurance	60	56	61	69	67
Number of persons including in the application	742	487	451	747	451

The purpose of the trip
Research work	23	19	17	21	20
Recreation	108	92	83	108	81
Industry activity	4	2	2	3	3
Other	10	8	3	5	4

Means of transportation³
Ski	50	38	25	35	21
On foot	50	37	23	39	23
By air	15	17	9	10	8
Ski-scooter	32	22	26	36	37
Vessel	47	56	59	69	49
Other	5	3	1	-	4

¹	Persons travelling on their own or in groups without being a part of an arrangement organised by a registered tour operator at Svalbard.
²	Also including they who voluntarily is registered by the District Governor of Svalbard and do not leave the adminstration area 10.
³	The sum is exceeding the number of applications because more means of transportation may have been mentioned in the same application.
Source: The District Governor of Svalbard.
More information: http://www.sysselmannen.svalbard.no/ .