The main topics are:

• characteristics of the establishment;

• reception capacities;

• daily occupancy of rooms;

• arrivals and overnight stays according to the country of residence of the tourists;

• duration of stay ;

• proportion of business tourism.

The park is measured on December 31 of each year and the attendance on each month.

For hotels, the survey covers the activities defined by the French classification of activities (NAF rev. 2): 55.10Z codes (hotels and similar accommodation), i.e. tourist-oriented hotels, whether classified or not.

For campsites, the survey covers activities defined by NAF rev. 2: 55.30Z (campsites and parks for caravans or recreational vehicles). Outdoor accommodations exclusively for residential use are excluded.

For other collective tourist accommodations, the units surveyed are collective tourist accommodation subject to regulation: hostels, international centers of stay, sports centers, tourist residences and residential hotels, family holiday homes and holiday villages.

The survey only covers accommodations with at least a partial tourist purpose. Thus, it excludes accommodations with a purely social purpose ("5590Z").

The economic unit questioned is the operator of the accommodation.

Accomodation

The scope covers:

• tourist hotels with at least five rooms,

• campsites with at least ten pitches, at least one of which is intended for short-stay guests, thereby excluding campsites intended exclusively for residential use,

• other collective tourist accommodation (AHCT) with no size restrictions.

The survey is carried out each month, from January to December for the 3 types of establishments. For campsites, only the results for the months of April to September are released.

The sample of hotels was reduced in 2023 (excluding Île-de-France, Corsica and the overseas departments).