SLOVAKIA-THE COUNTRY FOR

TOURISTS

Definition of tourism„„Tourism comprises the activities of Tourism comprises the activities of

persons traveling to and staying in persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for not more than one consecutive year

for leisure, business and other for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of purposes not related to the exercise of

an activity remunerated from within an activity remunerated from within the place visited.“the place visited.“

Winter tourism and winter sports

Summer tourism

Cultural tourism

Bath and sanitarian tourism

Rural tourism

Foreign visitors’interest in the particular forms of tourism

object of interest

Type of journey/stay

transitOne-day

longShort-

lastingLong-lasting

Recreational stay in mountains 19.2 13.5 14.8 30.5

Stay in Spas 8.2 4.3 6.2 20.4

Winter sports 16.4 19.1 21.4 13.2

Visit of family/acquaintances 1.7 13.7 16.7 12.0

Recreational stay in water areas 9.0 13.5 7.4 6.6

Civic and cultural-historical stays 9.6 7.8 10.5 6.0

Sightseeing journeys 3.7 4.0 9.7 5.4

Rural tourism 2.0 1.4 4.3 4.2

Shopping tourism 2.0 19.1 3.5 1.2

Only transit 20.3 1.4 2.3 -

I do not consider another visit of Slovakia 7.9 2.1 3.1 0.6

Content customers

Proportion of very satisfied customers (%)

Type of service 2002 2004 Index 04/02

Meals-taking services 40.2 36.8 91.54

Level of staff’s language skills 29.5 34.5 116.95

Relationship of staff to guests 35.3 33.9 96.03

Accommodation services 33.8 31.7 93.79

Prize level 32.4 29.2 90.12

Exchange services 35.8 29.2 81.56

Cleanness, hygiene 27.8 28.8 103.60

Information services 21.9 22.1 100.91

Culture, fun 20.2 16.7 82.67

Actual attendance of Slovakia

33%

7%4%2%

3%

22% 13%

16%

czech visitors

german visitors

polish visitors

hungarian visitors

austrian visitors

dutch visitors

russian visitors

other

Layout for a questional paper

Sex:manwoman

Age:18-30 years31-50 yearsMore than 51 years

1. How many times have you already visited Slovakia?a) this is the first timeb) two timesc) three timesd) more than three times

2. What is usually the most frequent destination of your holiday?a) water areasb) mountainsc) culture and folklored) sanitary staye) shoppingf) visit of acquaintances

3. Are you content with the quality of tourist services in Slovakia?a) very contentb) contentc) discontentd) very discontent

4. What kind of accommodation do you prefer?a) hotelsb) guest-housesc) boarding housesd) cottagese) tentsf) others

5. How do you rate accommodation services in Slovakia?a) very positivelyb) positively, but level could be higherc) quite positivelyd) negativelye) I am absolutely discontent with accommodation services in Slovakia

6. Do you think that quality matches with price?a) definitely yesb) yesc) I don’t knowd) noe) definitely not

7. Who do you spend your free time with?a) with familyb) with a partnerc) with colleaguesd) with friends

7. Who do you spend your free time with?a) with familyb) with a partnerc) with colleaguesd) with friends

8. Number of people, you spend your free time with.a) + 1-2 peopleb) + 3-5 peoplec) + more than 5 people

9. Which season do you prefer for your holiday?a) summerb) winter

10. What way of transport do you use most often?a) carb) busc) train d) aeroplanee) bicyclef) motorbike