This indicator measures the dependence of a country’s tourism on distant international markets. It is calculated as the share of nights spent at accommodation establishments by foreign tourists arriving from distant origins. Within the European continent, the ...

Tourism density is defined as the total number of nights spent over a year in a tourist destination (country or region) per square kilometre of land of the tourist destination. Very high values may signal possible crowding and/or environmental pressures. This ...

This indicator measures the dependence on specific international markets, revealing exposure to risks related to specific international travel restrictions and other demand shocks. Lower values indicate lower dependence from the three top countries of origin a...

This indicator is an estimate of the average amount of CO2 emitted per air passenger per reporting country. It is calculated by dividing the amount of CO2 emitted by all passenger flights by the number of passengers within a year. The emission quantities and t...

This descriptor classifies each tourism destination according to one of the following six tourism typologies: urban (or city tourism), coastal, nature, rural, snowy mountain, and mixed. The classification is first determined at NUTS3 level based on the proport...

This indicator measures the quality of bathing waters. It is calculated as the share of sampled bathing water sites that are classified as "excellent" within a tourist destination. The measurement criterion is based on the presence of significant polluting sub...

This indicator measures the diversity of tourism activity within a destination. The indicator is calculated as the Shannon diversity index of the distribution of tourism accommodation establishments across five geographical zones within a destination: cities, ...

This indicator measures the share of tourism ecosystem enterprises providing ICT training to their personnel. It is based on data collected by the National Statistical Institutes through questionnaires to enterprises with 10 or more employees and self-employed...

This indicator is calculated as the share of tourism ecosystem enterprises using two or more social media (having a user profile, an account or a user license). It is based on data collected by the National Statistical Institutes through questionnaires to ente...

This indicator is a proxy for the online presence of the tourism accommodation capacity. It relates the observed number of tourist accommodation rooms (in hotel and short-term rentals) listed on a key web platform (TripAdvisor) with the expected number of list...

This descriptor measures the degree of fall and recovery of tourism demand after the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is calculated as the proportion of nights spent in a given year in relation to the equivalent period in 2019 (baseline). A higher value i...

This indicator measures the temporal concentration of tourism activity throughout the year, potentially revealing unbalanced pressure and economic activity, as well as vulnerability to demand shocks. As such, a high seasonality is potentially detrimental for s...

Tourism energy intensity is defined as the amount of energy used in tourism-related economic activities per Million Euro of Gross Value Added (GVA) in the tourism sector, indicating the average energy efficiency of the tourism ecosystem. Lower values are desir...

This indicator measures the relative importance of sustainable means of transportation within a tourism destination, proxied by the share of trips using train as mode of transportation. Higher values indicate a more widespread use of train for domestic travel ...

This descriptor measures the total number of arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in a destination (country or region) in a given year, from both domestic and foreign tourists. Higher values indicate higher tourism demand. This descriptor is provid...

This descriptor shows the number of “blue flag” certifications awarded to beaches, marinas and sustainable boating tourism operators. Blue flags are awarded annually for their high quality standards in terms of the water quality, environmental management and i...

The Corine Land Cover 2006 - refined version (CLC06r) corresponds to a modified and improved version of the original CORINE Land Cover 2006 (CLC06) map (version 15). The CLC06r has an improved mimimum mapping unit of 1 hectare for all types of artificial surfa...

The European uranium concentration in soil map displays the geometrical means (GM) of the concentration of Uranium in soil over 10 km x 10 km grid cells.

The European thorium concentration in soil map displays the geometrical means (GM) of the concentration of Thorium in soil over 10 km x 10 km grid cells.