Swiss tourism statistics 2013

The aim of this publication is to give a detailed overview of the FSO's Swiss tourism statistics. The first section deals with the tourist accommodation statistics (HESTA), and its main objective is to present the results for the year 2013. The topics covered deal with trends in supply and demand at national level and in Switzerland's tourist regions. The second section of this publication concerns the 2012 survey on the travel behaviour of the Swiss population. Topics such as the travel destination of Swiss tourists, length of stay and even reasons for travel are covered. The tourism satellite account, in the third section, gives information on the gross value added, tourism demand as well as employment in tourism. The last section of the publication presents a series of economic indicators making it possible to place the findings from the tourism statistics in a wider context.