Tourist Survey, Summer 2014 - Cruise

The Tourist Survey addresses the summer tourism in Norway. The surveys are conducted by Statistics Norway on behalf of Innovation Norway. The data are based on interviews with both Norwegian and foreign tourists. Business travelers are also part of the survey. For the first time, the cruise tourists in Norway were a part of the tourist survey in the summer 2014. The "Tourist Survey, August 2014 - Cruise" is primarily based on interviews with foreign cruise tourists in the period May to August 2014. The study provides a basis for mapping out the cruise tourists' economic consumption, activities and evaluation of their stay in Norway for example. The study also gives an unique possibility to compare cruise tourists to land-based tourists. The results show that the cruise tourists stands out from other tourists in many interesting ways. Germany make up the largest single market economically, with the highest total consumption.