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Foreign travel most popular
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2006-06-26T10:00:00.000Z
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Holiday survey2005

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Foreign travel most popular

The total number of holiday trips abroad was 3.1 million in 2005. This is the highest figure ever recorded and is an increase of 37 per cent since 1999. Residents of the Østland area accounted for more than 50 per cent of foreign holidays.

The results for Travel survey for 2004, 2005 and 2006 are revised. Revised figures are put in the Statbank and in the attached tables for each year. The articles are not revised.

In total, 2.6 million Norwegians aged between 16 and 79 went on 5.9 million holiday trips lasting at least four nights in 2005. This is an increase of 1.4 per cent from the previous year. The number of trips where Norway was the destination continued to fall, whereby all growth in holiday trips was in the holidays abroad. Out of 55 million overnight stays last year, 59 per cent were abroad.

Spain remained the most popular destination for Norwegians, with over half a million holiday trips in 2005. Sweden was the second most popular country, followed by Denmark. In fifth place, France had an increase of 40 per cent from 2004.

Norwegians’ most popular holiday destinations in Norway were the counties in the west of Norway: Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal, followed by the counties of Buskerud, Oppland and Hedmark.

Number of holiday trips to the most visited destinations. 2005. 1 000

Flying abroad

For Norwegians, flying is now the most popular means of transport, ahead of driving. In 2005, we took the plane on 46 per cent of all holiday trips, and a total of 74 per cent of the foreign trips. The number of holiday trips by plane increased by 12 per cent from 2004, while driving holidays fell by 6 per cent for the same period. Avinor’s statistics of passenger traffic show an increase in foreign traffic in 2005, and this has increased 30 per cent since 1999.

With regard to foreign holidays, hotels were the most popular type of accommodation, whilst holidaymakers in Norway preferred to use their own holiday homes or other type of private accommodation.

Women travelled most

A total of 76 per cent of the Norwegian population aged between 16 and 79 went on holiday in 2005. The proportion of women and men who travelled on holiday is almost equal. The average number of holiday trips in the population was 1.7 per capita. Among holidaymakers, the figure was 2.2 holiday trips per person. Women went on more holiday trips than men in 2005, with 54 per cent of all trips being made by women.

Percentage of Norwegians on holiday. 1970-2005. Per cent

Akershus and Oslo continued to have the highest proportion of persons that travelled on holiday in 2005, with 86 per cent of the population. Residents of Hedmark and Oppland travelled the least, with 67 per cent of the population. Fifty-three per cent of the holidays trips were made by persons with incomes of more than NOK 500 000. The proportion of households with a total household income of more than NOK 500 000 was 37 per cent in 2004.

Growing numbers spend summer holidays abroad

Summertime is by far the most popular holiday season, with 65 per cent of the population travelling on holiday in the summer of 2005. The number of summer holiday trips in Norway continued to fall in 2005. For the first time, we travelled on more trips abroad than in Norway during the months May to August.

It is becoming increasingly popular to travel on holiday in the winter, with 25 per cent of the population going away during the winter break.

Expenditure

The total expenditure on holiday trips was NOK 41.8 billion in 2005. NOK 10.1 billion of this was spent in Norway, and NOK 31.7 billion spent abroad. The total expenditure on package holidays was NOK 6.3 billion.

Tourist expenditure of residents, total and package travel.
2005. NOK billion
  Tourist expenditure, total Tourist expenditur, package travel
  Total     Domestic     Outbound Total Domestic Outbound
1999 31.638 9.537 22.100 5.252 0.106 5.146
2000 34.451 9.368 25.053 6.118 0.206 5.912
2001 33.391 9.448 23.943 6.591 0.202 6.389
2002 33.681 8.268 25.413 6.184 0.178 6.006
2003 33.932 9.022 24.910 5.045 0.160 4.884
2004 38.828 9.751 29.078 6.081 0.166 5.916
2005         41.790 10.060 31.729 6.343 0.128 6.215

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