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2.6 million tourists
In the third quarter of 2005 2.6 million Norwegians aged 16-79 went on trips involving at least one overnight stay. This is an increase of 3 per cent compared with the third quarter last year. 80 per cent of Norwegian inhabitants in the relevant age group went on a trip during the third quarter of 2005.
Outbound trips
About 30 per cent of the trips were outbound trips. About 22 per cent of these trips had Sweden as their destination, while Denmark and Spain came second and third respectively.
Tables:
- Table 1 Number of tourists, by destination, purpose of the trip and sex and age. 3rd quarter 2005. Millions
- Table 2 Number of trips, by purpose and destination of the trip. 3rd quarter 2005. Millions
- Table 3 Number of nights, by purpose and destination of the trip. 3rd quarter 2005. Millions
- Table 4 Tourist expenditure, by purpose and destination of the trip. 3rd quarter 2005. NOK billion
- Table 5 Number of outbound trips, by selected destinations and purpose of the trip. 3rd quarter 2005. 1 000 (corrected 20 March 2006)
Contact
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Guro Henriksen
E-mail: guro.henriksen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 91 39 12 36
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Kristin Aasestad
E-mail: kristin.aasestad@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 90 23 44