Definition: Resident in a country/in a place

Category: Tourism

For the purposes of international/domestic tourism statistics, a person is considered to be a resident in a country/place if he/she:
(a) has lived for most of the past year (12 months) in that country/place, or
(b) has lived in that country/place for a shorter period and intends to return within 12 months to live in that country/place.
Source:
Eurostat, "Methodological manual on the design and implementation of surveys on inbound tourism", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2000, Appendix A, Classification and Glossary
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