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"tourists", i.e. temporary visitors staying at least
twenty-four hours in the country visited and the purpose
of whose journey can be classified under one of the following
 headings:

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leisure (recreation, holiday, health, study, religion
 and sport);
ii) business, family, mission, meeting.
"excursionists", i.e. temporary visitors staying less than
twenty-four hours in the country visited (including travellers
 on cruises).

"The statistics should not include travellers who, in the
legal sense do not enter the country (air travellers who
do not leave an airport's transit area, and similar cases) ."

(£) United Nations Statistical Commission - Expert Group
on International Travel Statistics, 1967
The Expert Group recommended the use of the definition of
"visitor" as proposed by the United Nations Conference on
International Travel and Tourism, Rome 1963. The Group did not
recommend the division of visitors into tourists and excursionists
 but that, within the definition of visitors a separate
class of visitors, possibly described as "day visitors" or
"excursionists"™, should be distinguished. This sub-group
should consist of visitors on day excursions and others who
cross borders for purposes other than employment, cruise passengers
 and visitors in transit who do not stay overnight in
accommodation provided within the country. The special characteristic
 of the day visitor or excursionists was that there was
no overnight stay.

(g) United Nations Statistical Commission, 1968
The Commission accepted, in general terms, the definition
of "visitor" as recommended by the Rome 1963 United Nations
Conference and felt the countries should individually decide
whether to use the category "day visitor" or "excursionist".
The Commission declared, nevertheless, that for most countries
it was essential that this category, whichever term was used,
should be distinguished from visitors who stay overnight in
accommodation within the country.

VOL. 24 - 1970