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7.76. A visitor sample survey is also administered by DOT on a regular basis in all international airports of the country to generate statistics on the demographics or profiles of visitors and their travel characteristics. The most critical data in the survey is the determination of the length of stay and the average expenditure of visitors, since they are important parameters for
estimating visitor receipts. The survey complements the data gathered from the arrival card as a major source of information for inbound tourism statistics and the tourism satellite account.
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