Visualising Foreign Tourism Flows to Indonesia in 2019

Indonesia is an attractive tropical country to foreign tourism due to its pristine archipelagos like Raja Ampat Islands or its cultural cities like Yogyakarta. The country is also well known for its famous Komodo Island, which is the only place on the planet where the Komodo dragon can be found.

June 20, 2022

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Lithuania Launches Innovative Platform That Gives Tourism Stakeholders Access to Key Data

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania recently presented an innovative project that lets different stakeholders of the tourism sector access data about which tourism destinations travellers visit during their stay in the country, how long they stay in a particular place, and more.

June 14, 2022

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The Science Behind Generating Tourism Statistics from Mobile Positioning Data

With this article, we begin a new series called Methodology Talks, in which we discuss the science and research behind the methodology we have worked or collaborated on for the use of mobile positioning data for generating statistical insights.

June 08, 2022

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Estonia Leads the Production of Tourism Statistics Using Mobile Positioning Data

In 2008, due to the financial crisis, the Estonian government was forced to make drastic budget cuts. One of the areas affected was the production of official statistics. The quarterly cross-border surveys that the country relied on at the time for estimating international arrivals were put on hold.

April 19, 2022

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Mobile Positioning Data FAQ: MPD Basics

You might have read that mobile positioning data (MPD) has been identified by the United Nations as one of the big data sources with a great promise for its use in official statistics. Sounds great, does it not? But you probably have many questions. For instance: What exactly is mobile positioning data and how accurate is it? In this blog post, we have collected some of the most frequently asked questions we get from organisations that want to learn how to use MPD for tourism statistics, urban planning, transportation, or emergency management, just to name a few of the use cases we have worked on in the past. Keep reading and find out what MPD is and how it works!