The IR per market from the most recent wave (W25) are provided below. Please note that the IR is not stable, and is highly influenced by market and seasonality, while, during the last few waves, there was a slight, non-considerable drop, compared to 2025.
| IR / W25 | |
| Germany | 52,90% |
| France | 53,70% |
| UK | 56% |
| Italy | 60,50% |
| Spain | 63,30% |
| Poland | 57,50% |
| Austria | 53,30% |
| NL | 61,10% |
| SW (FR) | 46,70% |
| SW (DE) | 55,70% |
| BE (FR) | 50,10% |
| BE (NL) | 52,70% |
The hard age quotas applied so far were as follows:
| Germany | France | UK | Italy | Spain | Poland | |
| 18-24 | 92 | 96 | 89 | 73 | 45 | 56 |
| 25-34 | 153 | 129 | 135 | 112 | 74 | 106 |
| 35-44 | 150 | 141 | 126 | 135 | 101 | 120 |
| 45-54 | 168 | 146 | 138 | 167 | 105 | 93 |
| 55+ | 187 | 238 | 263 | 263 | 175 | 125 |
| Total | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 500 | 500 |
One screening question is used to confirm that respondents have taken more than one overnight domestic or international trip in the past three years. Respondents must also be aged 18+ but age is verified through panel profiling rather than a screening question. More screening questions could be added if considered necessary.
The number of waves will be dependent on the price per wave quoted. ETC expects to follow a similar timeline and reporting cadence to previous years, for comparability of results. Data is typically collected three times a year, in March, May, and September.
Yes, this project represents a continuation of the European Travel Commission’s (ETC) reports on Monitoring Sentiment for Intra-European Travel. The template from previous reports will be shared with the awarded contractor and can be used for future reports. ETC is open to exploring changes to the report’s structure, analysis presented, and visual style to enhance the presentation of research results and the reports’ value, provided they follow the ETC Brand Guidelines, which will also be shared.
The analysis should highlight statistically significant changes compared to the same wave in the previous year. In particular cases, however, (e.g., when new questions are introduced and a year-on-year comparison is not yet possible, or when the question is not affected by seasonality, e.g., concerns about geopolitical events), the report can also indicate differences between consecutive waves. This is decided with ETC’s team as part of each waves preparation.
Historical data will be provided in Excel and SPSS format.
The template from previous reports will be shared with the awarded contractor and can be used for future reports. ETC is open to exploring changes to the report’s structure, analysis presented, and visual style to enhance the presentation of research results and the reports’ value, provided they follow the ETC Brand Guidelines, which will also be shared.
Tolerance ratios are applied per age group in each market (18-24, 25-34, etc.), not only on the total sample 18+; in this way, we can ensure the proper representation of all age groups, as well as the avoidance of extreme values, due to under- (or over-) representation of each age group.
Yes it is permitted to add CV’s of the project team to an appendix – excluded from the 15 page limit.
