1. All Island Tourism Statistics Liaison Group 21/6/2017
CSO Update
All Island Tourism Statistics Liaison Group 21/6/2017

2. Update on Releases PCI: Overseas Travel HTS
Q Tourism & Travel published on 14/6/2017
Overseas Travel
March- May to be published on 28th June
HTS
Q – to be published on 22 June
Revisions to HTS data back to Q published in August new methodology.
Domestic day trips- data collection starting January 2018 (extra questions on HTS form)

3. Update on CAPI Development of Tourism EDC prototype – almost complete
Negotiations with staff about changing rosters, work practices etc ongoing & must be completed before recruitment of new staff
Development of new schedules and rosters
Developing an app for issuing sample to interviewers etc.
Sampling of flights – programmed (subject achievable number of flights, passenger sampling fraction etc.)

4. Update on CAPI (contd.)
Looking at conducting parallel runs for 5 quarters before full migration to EDC
Problems = huge rise in passenger numbers into Ireland – all resource allocation was based on passenger numbers – Dublin airport – passenger throughput increased by 47% between 2012 and
Most optimistic projection = commence parallel runs in Q12018, but that assumes no problems with IR negotiations, easy to recruit required staff etc. Most realistic??

5. Update on CAPI (Contd.) Summary: Prototype almost fully developed
Sampling automated
Engaged in IR negotiations with staff
Yet to start recruitment of staff
Working on schedules and rosters
Will now do 5 quarters of parallel runs
First quarter when reliable EDC will be collected???