Main characteristics of spanish tourist firms in 2002
Abstract
This paper aim is the analysis of some of the more important facts related with Spanish tourist sector in the year 2002. Number of companies and their legal condition and size, number of premises, number of workers and kind of labour relationship with the tourist firms and so on will be analysed. When possible, the analysis will be widened to the different tourist subsectors or branchs: hotels, restaurants and travel agencies and tour operators. Their figures will be compared with the same ones for the Spanish economy as a whole.
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MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH TOURIST FIRMS IN
2002
F ancisco Ja ie Qui ós Tomás
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F ancisco Ja ie Qui ós Tomás. Depa amen o de Adminis ación de Emp esas y Ma ke ing.
Uni e sidad de Se illa. Tel: 34 954 75 27. E Mail: qui [email protected]
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH TOURIST FIRMS IN
2002
F ancisco Ja ie Qui ós Tomás
Abs ac :
This pape aim is he analysis o some o he mo e impo an ac s ela ed wi h
Spanish ou is sec o in he yea 2002. Numbe o companies and hei legal
condi ion and size, numbe o p emises, numbe o wo ke s and kind o labou
ela ionship wi h he ou is i ms and so on will be analysed. When possible, he
analysis will be widened o he di e en ou is subsec o s o b anchs: ho els,
es au an s and a el agencies and ou ope a o s. Thei igu es will be
compa ed wi h he same ones o he Spanish economy as a whole.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH TOURIST FIRMS IN
2002
F ancisco Ja ie Qui ós Tomás
1.- THE IMPORTANCE OF TOURISTIC SECTOR IN SPAIN
Tou ism indus y is one o he mo e impo an sec o s in Spanish economy.
Table 1 p o ides in o ma ion abou i . The Spanish Tou ism Sa elli e Accoun
e eals ha i amoun s o as much as 11.6% o G oss Domes ic P oduc
(G.D.P.). This includes ecep i e ou ism and o he componen s o ou isms,
mainly homeland ou ism.
TABLE 1: G.D.P. AND TOURIST
SECTOR. YEAR 2002
Pe cen age
Recep i e Tou ism
5.8%
O he Tou is Elemen s
5.8%
To al
11.6%
Sou ce: Tou ism Sa elli e Accoun o Spain.
I G oss Added Value o ho els and es au an s is some wha smalle , jus 6.9%
(G aph 1), ha is ela ed o ac ha ho els and es au an s is jus pa o ou is
sec o .
GRAPH 1: GROSS ADDED VALUE AND ECONOMIC SECTORS
11,5%
6,9%
9,5%
5,3%
13,9%
1,4%
2,0%
2,6%
wholesale and Re ail T ade; Repai s
Ho els and Resx au an s
T anspo , S o age and Commmunica ion
Financial In e media ion
Real S a e, Ren ing and Business Ac i i ies
Ma ke Educa ion
Ma ke Heal h and Social Wo k
O he Communi y Social and Pe sonal Se ice Ac i i ies
4,2%
4,0%
19,0%
8,7%
53,3%
14,8%
Ag icul u eEne gyIndus y
Cons uc ionMa ke Se icesNo Ma ke Se ices
The impo ance o ho els and es au an s ela ed o employ is e en smalle .
G aph 2 p o ides in o ma ion a his espec . The pe cen age o employmen
ela ed o he whole Spanish employmen is abou 6.1%.
GRAPH 2: EMPLOYEEMENT AND ECONOMIC SECTORS
2.- TOURIST SECTOR FIRMS: A GENERAL IDEA.
The ou is sec o in Spain consis ed o 270,553
2
i ms in he yea 2002. This
was 10.30% o Spanish o al i ms
3
. Table 2 p o ides some gene al igu es
abou hese companies. The mean o p emises by i m is jus o 1.1. The mean
g oss income was 209.51 housand eu os, wi h a g oss in es men o 13.41
housand eu os and he compensa ion pe employee was 5.79 housand eu os.
TABLE2: MAIN TOURIST SECTOR FIGURES. YEAR 2002.
Tou is To al
To al
P emisess / Fi m
1.10
G oss Income / Fi m (000 ¼ )
209.51
G oss In es men /Fi m (000 ¼ )
13.41
Employees Compensa ion /Wage
ea ne s (000 ¼ )
5.79
Sou ce: Annual Se ices Su ey
2
Sou ce: Encues a Anual de Se icios 2000, INE.
3
Sou ce: Di ec o io Cen al de Emp esas (DIRCE), yea 2000.
6,2%
0,7%
17,6%
10,8%
43,9%
20,8%
Ag icul u e
Ene gy
Indus y
Cons uc ion
Ma ke Se ices
No Ma ke Se ices
15,1%
6,1%
5,9%
2,1%
7,7%
1,7%
2,2%
2,9%
wholesale and Re ail T ade; Repai s
Ho els and Resx au an s
T anspo , S o age and Commmunica ion
Financial In e media ion
Real S a e, Ren ing and Business Ac i i ies
Ma ke Educa ion
Ma ke Heal h and Social Wo k
O he Communi y Social and Pe sonal Se ice Ac i i ies
In he yea 2002, he numbe o new i ms in he sec o has been o 39,661,
mo e han one o e eigh o i ms c ea ed in Spain (Table 3).
This numbe is sligh ly bigge han he numbe o i ms ha closed he same
yea , 38,867, o one o e se en o all i ms ha closed.
TABLE 3: DEMOGRAPHY OF THE
COMPANIES. YEAR 2002
Numbe
Pe cen age
Pe manence
Spain To al
2,383,332
100.00%
Tou is
245,595
10.30%
New lis ed
Spain To al
327,068
100,00%
Tou is
39,661
12.13%
Deslis ed
Sapin To al
274,365
100.00%
Tou is
38,867
14.17%
Sou ce: DIRCE
As you can see, his i ms demog aphy is e y dynamic. The e a e jus a
10.30% o his kind o i ms in Spain as a whole, e sus12.13 % o new ones
14.17% o closed ones.
Tou is sec o can be di ided in subsec o s o b anchs o ac i i y. These a e
show in he igu e below.
Tou ism
T a el Agencies, Tou Ope a o s and Simila
Ho els and Res au an s
Ho els and Simila
Ho els
Camping Si es and Simila
Res au an s and Simila
Res au an s
Ba s
Can eens and Ca e ing
The e we e 272,272 ou is i ms in Spain in 2002, ha is one in 10 o e e y
Spanish company was a ou is one (G aph 3). Almos 187,000 o hem we e
Ba s (69% o ou is i ms) and mo e han 53,000 we e es au an s (almos 20%
o hem).
GRAPH 3: PERCENTAGE OF FIRMS BY ECONOMIC SECTOR
3.- TOURIST FIRMS LEGAL CONDITION
The e a e h ee main legal condi ions: Public Limi ed Company, Limi ed Liabili y
Company and Physical Pe sons. Fac s abou each one o hem is p o ided in
Table 4. The e a e some mo e legal condi ions which ha e been g ouped as
O he s.
TABLE 4: FIRMS AND LEGAL CONDITION. YEAR 2002
To al
Public Limi ed
Companies
Limi ed Liabili y
Companies
Physical Pe sons
O he s
Numbe
Numbe
Pe cen .
Numbe
Pe cen .
Numbe
Pe cen .
Numbe
Pe cen .
All CNAE93
G oups
2,710,400
126,529
4.67%
716,542
26.44%
1662,183
61.33%
205,146
7.57%
Tou is
272,272
6,803
2.50%
50,033
18.38%
191,742
70.42%
23,694
8.70%
Ho els and
Res au an s
265,626
5,086
1.91%
47,343
17.82%
189,644
71.40%
23,553
8.87%
Ho els
10,896
1,829
16.79%
3,544
32.53%
4,686
43.01%
837
7.68%
Camping
6,442
627
9.73%
2,309
35.84%
2,594
40.27%
912
14.16%
89,6%
10,4%
No Tou is
Tou is
4,0%
2,4%
19,5%
68,7%
3,0%
2,4%
Ho els
Camping Si es and Simila
Res au an s
Ba s
Can eens and Ca e ing
T a el Agencies and Tou Ope a o s
Si es and
Simila
Res au an s
53,121
1,589
2.99%
17,783
33.48%
27,759
52.26%
5,990
11.28%
Ba s
186,946
869
0.46%
21,818
11.67%
149,847
80.16%
14,412
7.71%
Can eens
and
Ca e ing
8,221
172
2.09%
1,889
22.98%
4,758
57.88%
1,402
17.05%
T a el
Agencies
and Tou
Ope a o s
6,646
1,717
25.84%
2,690
40.48%
2,098
31.57%
141
2.12%
Sou ce: DIRCE
Public Limi ed Companies igu es display ha he mean o all Spanish i ms is
4.67% while o he ou is sec o is jus less han hal ha numbe . The igu es
o ho els a e wice la ge han mean and o a el agencies almos a ound 5.5
imes.
Limi ed Liabili y Companies legal condi ion is mo e equen in ou is sec o
han o he whole economy excep o ba s y can eens and ca e ing. The highe
igu es a e o a el agencies and ou ope a o s, wi h 40.48%.
Physical Pe sons a e e y common among ba s, wi h mo e han 80% o hem
belonging o his legal condi ion.
4.- TOURIST FIRMS AND THEIR SIZE
The e a e a lo o ways o g oup i ms by i s size. Table 5 p o ides in o ma ion
abou i ms wi hou any wage ea ne s, wi h 1 o 2, h ee o 5, 6 o 9, 10 op 19,
20 o 49, 50 o 99, 100 o 1999, and 200 o mo e.
As you can see, he size o Spanish i ms is e y small. Abou 89% o hem
ha e less han six wage ea ne s, and only 10.54% ha e mo e han 200. The
same can be said abou ou is i ms, bu wi h one di e ence. The pe cen age o
ou is s i ms wi hou any wage ea ne is smalle han he mean, while he
numbe o hose wi h 1 o wo is bigge .
TABLE 5: TOURIST FIRMS AND SIZE. YEAR 2002.
Employees
Numbe
Wi hou
Employees
F om 1
o 2
F om 3
o 5
F om 6
o 9
F om
10 o
19
F om
20 o
49
F om
50 o
99
F om
100
o
199
200 o
mo e
All CNAE93
G oups
52.59%
26.45%
10.03%
4.86%
3.31%
1.87%
0.50%
0.23%
10.54%
Tou is
Sec o
46.00%
31.94%
12.14%
6.05%
2.11%
1.15%
0.30%
0.19%
9.61%
Ho els and
Res au an s
46.84%
32.15%
11.84%
5.90%
1.80%
0.97%
0.24%
0.16%
8.91%
Ho els
28.71%
25.10%
13.35%
12.10%
7.59%
7.04%
2.53%
2.29%
29.26%
Camping
Si es and
Simila
40.58%
27.63%
12.96%
9.22%
4.92%
3.29%
0.76%
0.40%
18.19%
Res au an s
20.68%
35.40%
22.69%
14.25%
4.29%
2.07%
0.38%
0.16%
20.99%
Ba s
55.42%
32.05%
8.72%
3.04%
0.59%
0.17%
0.02%
0.00%
3.81%
Can eens
and
Ca e ing
49.75%
26.38%
9.93%
6.18%
3.04%
2.32%
1.00%
0.63%
12.54%
T a el
Agencies
and Tou
Ope a o s
34.64%
29.07%
16.17%
8.17%
6.35%
3.53%
1.04%
0.55%
19.09%
Sou ce: DIRCE
Ho els and Res au an s ha e g ea e companies. Bo h o hem ha e many big
i ms (mo e han 200 employees), wi h almos 20 and mo e han 10 pe cen age
poin s o e he mean espec i ely. On he o he hand, bo h o hen ha e less
han hal he mean o i ms wi hou any wage ea ne .
Ba s ha e a smalle numbe o wage ea ne s han a e age. Only in he
pe cen age o i ms wi h less han wo employees is bigge han he mean o
Spanish i ms.
T a el Agencies and Tou Ope a o s ha e g ea e igu es o e e y size, excep
o non wage ea ne s i ms.
In o ma ion abou legal condi ion and size o he di e en ou is subsec o s in
2002 is p o ided in Table 6. The pe cen age o Physical Pe sons dec eased
s eadily o e e y subsec o , while he p opo ion o Public Limi ed Companies
wen opposi e. On he o he hand, he p opo ion o Limi ed Liabili y Companies
g ew a he beginning bu la e i began o go down. The size o he u mos o
his ype o companies was di e en o each subsec o . Ho els and Simila
eached he u mos o i ms wi h 5 o 19 employees, Res au an s and Simila
o 20 o 99 employees and i was jus 2 o 4 size he one in which mo e Limi ed
Liabili y Companies he e was o a el Agencies and Tou Ope a o s in 2002.
TABLE 6: TOURIST FIRMS BY SIZE AND LEGAL CONDITION . YEAR 2002.
To al
Physical Pe sons
Public Limi ed
Companies
Limi ed Liabili y
Companies
O he s
Numbe
Numbe
Pe cen age
Numbe
Pe cen age
Numbe
Pe cen age
Numbe
Pe cen age
Tou ism
To al
270,553
202,194
74.70%
5,694
2.10%
41,975
15.50%
20,690
7.60%
Less
han 2
119,196
112,421
94.30%
206
0.20%
4,748
4.00%
1,821
1.50%
F om
2 o 4
108,616
76,734
70.60%
1,228
1.10%
17,661
16.30%
12,991
12.00%
F om
5 o
19
37,141
12,860
34.60%
2,097
5.60%
16,532
44.50%
5,653
15.20%
F om
20 o
99
4,992
177
3.50%
1,787
35.80%
2,812
56.30%
216
4.30%
100
o
Mo e
608
1
0.20%
375
61.70%
222
36.50%
9
1.50%
The case o he di e en ou is subsec o s is shown in G aph 6. The
pe cen age o wage ea ne s is e y high o Ho els and a el Agencies. Less
han 90% o hei wo ke s a e non wage ea ne s.
GRAPH 6: WORKERS PROFESSIONAL SITUATION AND TOURIST
SUBSECTORS
The pe cen age o wo ke s wi h an inde ini e wo k con ac is simila o he
mean o Ho els and Res au an s, bu i is highe o T a el Agencies and Tou
Wage
Ea ne s
Tempo a y
Wo ke s
No
Wage
Ea ne s
Inde ini e
Wo ke s
Wage
Ea ne s
Tempo a y
Wo ke s
No
Wage
Ea ne s
Inde ini e
Wo ke s
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
To al
Tou is
Ho els and
Simila
Res au an s
and Simila
T a el
Agencies
and Tou
Ope a o s
Ope a o s (74% while he mean is 64% o ou is sec o as a whole and 55.8
o Spain).
Gende is ano he impo an in o ma ion abou wo ke s. Table 11 p o ides ac s
abou his ma e . The e we e mo e males han emales wo king in he ou is
sec o , e en hough he numbe o women wage ea ne s was highe hen he
numbe o men. Rela ed wi h his, he p opo ion o wage ea ne s among
emales was highe han among males (84.4% y 71.3% espec i ely). Tha was
ue o e e y ou is subsec o , excep in Ho els and Simila case. Fo hem, he
pe cen age o wage ea ne s is simila o male and emale.
On he o he hand, he p opo ion o males employees wi h inde ini e labou
ela ion is highe han emales by 7.68 pe cen age poin s. This p opo ion is
e en highe in Ho els and Simila subsec o , wi h almos 10 pe cen age poin s
di e ence.
TABLE 11: TOURIST WORKERS, LABOUR RELATION AND GENDER.
YEAR 2002
To al Tou is
Sec o
Ho els and
Simila
Res au an s
and Simila
T a el
Agencies
and
Tou
Ope a o s
To al
1,167
,874
100.0
0%
276,1
03
100.0
0%
844,7
70
100.0
0%
47,00
0
100.0
0%
Male
s
612,4
58
100.0
0%
130,8
94
100.0
0%
465,0
59
100.0
0%
16,50
7
100.0
0%
Wo ke s
Fema
les
555,4
16
100.0
0%
145,2
10
100.0
0%
379,7
12
100.0
0%
30,49
4
100.0
0%
To al
883,2
29
75.63
%
261,4
39
94.69
%
578,9
89
68.54
%
42,80
1
91.07
%
Male
s
436,7
27
71.31
%
124,0
03
94.74
%
298,2
13
64.12
%
14,51
1
87.91
%
Wage
Ea ne s
Fema
les
446,5
03
80.39
%
137,4
36
94.65
%
280,7
76
73.94
%
28,29
1
92.78
%
To al
542,1
92
61.39
%
154,2
02
58.98
%
356,3
39
61.55
%
31,65
2
73.95
%
Male
s
285,0
45
65.27
%
79,41
0
64.04
%
194,2
61
65.14
%
11,37
3
78.38
%
Inde ini e
Fema
les
257,1
48
57.59
%
74,79
2
54.42
%
162,0
78
57.73
%
20,27
9
71.68
%
To al
341,0
37
38.61
%
107,2
37
41.02
%
222,6
50
38.45
%
11,14
9
26.05
%
Male
s
151,6
82
34.73
%
44,59
3
35.96
%
103,9
52
34.86
%
3,138
21.62
%
Tempo a y
Fema
les
189,3
55
42.41
%
62,64
4
45.58
%
118,6
98
42.27
%
8,012
28.32
%
To al
284,6
45
24.37
%
14,66
5
5.31
%
265,7
82
31.46
%
4,199
8.93
%
Male
s
175,7
31
28.69
%
6,891
5.26
%
166,8
46
35.88
%
1,996
12.09
%
Non Wage
Ea ne s
Fema
les
108,9
13
19.61
%
7774
5.35
%
98,93
6
26.06
%
2,203
7.22
%
Sou ce: Annual Se ices Su ey
7.- WORKERS WITHOUT LABOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOURIST
FIRMS.
The e a e o ypes o wo ke s whose wo k o ce is employed by i ms belonging
o he ou is sec o bu ha e no labou ela ionship wi h he i ms. This si ua ion
happens when he e is a empo a y ec ui men o when he e is a comme cial
con ac be ween he i m and he wo ke .
TABLE 12: TOURIST WORKERS WITHOUT LABOUR CONTRACT
RELATIONSHIP. YEAR 2002
Tou ism
Ho els and
Simila
Res au an
s and
Simila
T a el
agencies
and Tou
Ope a o s
Wo ke s
wi h Labou
Con ac
Numbe
1,087,4
80
24,3481
799,033
44,966
Numbe
13,453
6,562
6,794
97
E.T.T.
4
Pe cen a
ge
1.24%
2.70%
0.85%
0.22%
S.C.L.
5
Numbe
4,742
874
3,370
499
4
E.T.T.: Emp esas de T abajo Tempo al. Fi ms whose wo k is o p o ide empo a y s a .
5
S.C.L.: Wo ke s which ha e a non labou con ac wi h a i m.
Pe cen a
ge
0.44%
0.36%
0.42%
1.11%
Sou ce: Annual Se ices Su ey
Table 12 p o ides in o ma ion abou hese wo ypes o wo ke s in he ou is
sec o . Thei numbe is small ela i e o he numbe o wo ke s. 1.24% o
E.T.T. and 0.44% o S.C.L. Recou se o E.T.T. wo ke s is a mo e common o
Ho els and Simila han o any o he b anch o se ices, while ecou se o
S.C.L. is mo e common o T a el Agencies and Tou Ope a o s.
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