International Tourism
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Figures on arrivals of foreign visitors in the Czech Republic and departures of Czech citizens abroad are collected from the Directorate of Alien and Border Police of the Police
of the Czech Republic. During the data processing in May 2003 the Directorate announced a data revision of May 2002 (see notes under the table).
Foreign visitors are all persons who come to the country - i.e. tourists, sameday visitors and persons in transit.
When they cross the border they are classified to three groups: Germans, Austrians, Poles and Slovaks are registered as nationals of a neighbouring country provided that they cross that part (segment) of the CR border that is also the border of their country. If they cross other sections of the CR border they are placed in the group of visitors from other countries without visa duty. Those who come from countries with visa duty make up the third group. Hence, the figures on “Foreign visitors from neighbouring countries ” in Tables 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2 exclude Germans, Austrians, Poland and Slovaks who crossed other borders than those of their countries when coming to the Czech Republic.
In Table 4.1 and 4.2, row “Airport”, the figure on “Foreign visitors from neighbouring countries” includes information only for airports located outside the capital city of Prague.
At the Prague-Ruzyně Airport, foreign visitor from “countries with visa duty” and “other countries without visa duty” are distinguished between only.
The number of arrivals of foreign visitors in the CR from neighbouring countries and other countries without visa duty, coming by road or rail, is expert-guessed at road or railway border crossings. Accurate numbers of foreign visitors are only given for foreign visitors from countries with visa duty.
The number of departures of Czech citizens abroad by road or rail is also expert-guessed at road or railway border crossings.