Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2.1 (NACE Rev. 2.1) - Section I

This section includes the provision of short-term (less than one year) accommodation for visitors and other travellers, temporary accommodation in single or shared rooms or dormitories for students, seasonal workers and other individuals, as well as the provision of meals and drinks fit for immediate consumption. The amount and type of supplementary services provided within this section can vary widely.

This division includes the provision of short-term accommodation for visitors and other travellers. The accommodation may include meals, recreational facilities and other services.

This class includes the provision of accommodation, typically on a daily or weekly basis, for short-term stays. It also includes the provision of furnished accommodation in hotels rooms and suites. Services provided include daily cleaning and bed-making. A range of additional services may be provided (for example, food and beverage services, laundry services, recreational facilities as well as conference and convention facilities). These activities are generally characterised by the provision of on-the-spot customer service.

This class includes accommodation provided by, for example:
- hotels
- resort hotels
- suite/apartment hotels

This class includes the provision of short-term accommodation, typically on a daily or weekly basis, in self-contained furnished rooms or areas for living/dining and sleeping. Typically, no on-the-spot customer service and minimal complementary services, if any, are provided.

This class includes accommodation in, for example:
- holiday homes and apartments
- visitor flats and bungalows
- cottages and cabins without housekeeping services
- hostels
- bed and breakfast units
- guest rooms provided by private households
- mountain huts and lodges

This class includes:
- provision of short-term accommodation in camping grounds (e.g. recreational camps, fishing and hunting camps)
- provision of space and facilities for recreational vehicles

This class includes the intermediation of all types of accommodation by bringing clients and service providers together for a fee or commission. These intermediation activities can be carried out on digital platforms or through non-digital channels (phone, post, and so on). The fee or commission can be received from either the client or the provider of the accommodation. Revenue for the intermediation activities can include other sources of income (for example, revenues from the sale of advertising space).

This class includes the provision of temporary accommodation in homes, flats or apartments, as well as single or shared rooms or dormitories for students, seasonal workers and other individuals.

This class includes accommodation in:
- homes and furnished or unfurnished flats or apartments, for a period shorter than a year
- dormitories for workers
- boarding houses
- student accommodation provided for less than one year at a time
- railway sleeping cars when not operated by railway companies

This division includes food and beverage serving activities providing meals or drinks fit for immediate consumption, whether in traditional restaurants, self-service or takeaway restaurants, whether permanent or temporary, with or without seating. The fact that meals fit for immediate consumption are offered is decisive, not the kind of facility providing them.

This group includes:
- restaurant and mobile food service activities for a general public, on a regular basis

This class includes the provision of predominantly food services to customers (for example, in traditional restaurants, self-service or takeaway restaurants), with or without seating, in permanent or temporary facilities.

This class includes activities of:
- restaurants
- cafeterias
- fast-food restaurants
- take-out eating places

This class includes the preparation and serving of predominantly food for immediate consumption from movable carts or portable stalls.

This class includes activities of mobile food operators, including:
- hot food trucks
- food vendors
- ice cream vendors
- food preparation in market stalls
- snack vendors
- frozen yogurt vendors
- pancake vendors

This group includes catering activities for individual events or for a specified period of time and the operation of food concessions (for example, at sports or similar facilities). The services are provided on a contract basis and offered to a limited clientele.

This class includes the provision of food and supply, based on contractual agreements, at the location specified by the customer, for a specific event.

This class includes industrial catering, in other words, food preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term. Further included is the operation of food concessions (for example, at sports and similar facilities). The food can be prepared directly on the premises of the client organisation or in a central unit.

This class includes:
- activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transport companies)
- operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools), on a concession basis

This class predominantly includes serving beverages for immediate consumption on the premises. The activities can include the provision of, for example live music and dance activities.

This class includes activities of:
- bars
- cocktail lounges
- pubs
- coffee houses
- tea rooms
- fruit juice bars
- mobile beverage serving

This class includes the intermediation of food and beverage services by bringing clients and service providers together for a fee or commission without the intermediary providing the food and beverage services intermediated. These intermediation activities can be carried out on digital platforms or through non-digital channels (including face-to-face, door-to-door, telephone, post, and so on). The fee or commission can be received from either the client or the provider of the food and beverage service. Revenue for the intermediation activities can include other sources of income (for example, revenues from the sale of advertising space).