Tourism statistics user engagement

Tourism user group meeting 

The latest tourism statistics user group meeting was held on the 30th August 2024. The purpose of this meeting was to display the 2023 tourism statistics, the first annual tourism statistics in 4 years. NISRA also discussed their future work plans. NISRA also updated users on some useful new documents recently made available on data quality. 

The minutes and presentation from this meeting can be accessed below.

• Tourism Statistics user group meeting 30th August 2023

All-island liaison group

• Minutes of the All Island Statistics Liaison Group Meeting - 20th June 2018
• Minutes of the All Island Statistics Liaison Group Meeting - 16 June 2016
• Minutes of the All Island Statistics Liaison Group meeting - 25 June 2015 (CSO website)
• All Island Liaison Group - 24th June 2014 (CSO website)
• Minutes of the All Island Statistics Liaison Group meeting - 17 June 2013

Technical subgroup meeting

• Minutes of All Island Liaison Group Technical Subgroup 26th November 2015
• Minutes of All Island Liaison Group Technical Subgroup 30th September 2014 

Meeting on measuring tourism locally

A tourism statistics user group meeting was held on 2 September 2014, with the purpose to discuss the current state of local district council tourism statistics in NI:

• Measuring Tourism Locally - 2 September 2014

Confidence intervals

User guidance on tourism statistics confidence intervals can be accessed below:

• Tourism Statistics confidence intervals user guidance

User meeting

A meeting between some local authority representatives, Northern Ireland Tourist Board, DETI and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency was held on 11 September 2013:

• Minutes of meeting with local authority representatives, NITB, DETI and NISRA - 11 September 2013

Specialist user group

A meeting with specialist users that have an interest in Tourism Statistics was held on 26 June 2013:

• Mintues of the Specialist User Group meeting 26 June 2013

User consultation regarding methodology on tourism statistics 

NISRA carried out a user consultation exercise regarding methodology on tourism statistics.

This consultation has now closed. However, user views are welcome either by correspondence or attendance at NISRA’s User Group meetings

• Action Plan for Tourism Statistics Consultation 

The most recent user group meeting was in December 2013. 

• Tourism Statistics Microdata 

Tourism statistics key users

Information on key users of tourism statistics can be accessed below.

• Tourism statistics key users

Query response policy

• Tourism Statistics Branch Query Response Policy