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Worldwide Public Holidays and Air Mobility
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This dataset offers a detailed collection of global public and school holidays alongside international air travel volumes from 2010 to 2019. Its primary aim is to enhance the understanding of seasonal human mobility and population dynamics. The data highlights how holidays influence these patterns, with implications for infectious disease transmission and various socioeconomic activities. It fills a notable gap in available open-source, worldwide holiday data across multiple regions and years.
Columns
The dataset consists of two main files:
monthly_passengers.csv- ISO3: A unique 3-letter ISO code for each geographical location.
- Year: The calendar year associated with the flight data.
- Month: The specific month when flights occurred.
- Total: The total count of air passengers, in thousands, as reported by official statistics.
- Domestic: The number of internal air passengers within a country, in thousands, from official statistics.
- International: The number of international air passengers, in thousands, from official statistics.
- Total_OS: The total number of air passengers, in thousands, sourced from other publicly available data.
global_holidays.csv- ADM_name: The name of the administrative location (e.g., country or other political subdivision).
- ISO3: The 3-letter ISO code corresponding to the location.
- Date: The exact date of the holiday or observance.
- Name: The specific name of the observance (e.g., "Christmas Day", "Good Friday").
- Type: Categorisation of the observance, which can be "Half-day holiday", "Local holiday", "Local observance", "Observance", "Public holiday", "Special holiday", or "Working day (replacement)".
Distribution
The dataset is provided in a standard CSV file format. For example, the
global_holidays.csv file has a size of approximately 2.51 MB and contains 44.4 thousand valid entries across its five columns. Specific details regarding the number of rows or records for the monthly_passengers.csv file are not explicitly available within the provided information.Usage
This dataset is ideally suited for:
- Analysing trends in seasonal human mobility and population movements.
- Investigating the influence of public and school holidays on these dynamics.
- Researching the transmission patterns of infectious diseases as affected by population mobility.
- Evaluating the impact of holidays on a range of socioeconomic activities.
- Developing visualisations to illustrate changing spatiotemporal patterns of movement.
Coverage
- Geography: The dataset offers global coverage, detailing holidays and air travel information from countries worldwide.
- Time Range: Holiday data spans from 2010 to 2019, with the
global_holidays.csvfile containing dates between 2010-01-01 and 2019-12-31. Airline passenger volumes are available for the period from 2010 to 2018. - Notes on Data Availability: It includes various types of observances, such as public holidays, local holidays, and general observances, capturing a broad spectrum of events that affect mobility.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset will be highly valuable for:
- Researchers and Academics: Engaging in studies on public health, demographics, and social behaviour.
- Data Analysts and Scientists: Developing models for predicting travel patterns, disease spread, or economic fluctuations.
- Urban Planners and Policy Makers: Informing decisions related to infrastructure, public services, and event planning.
- Travel Industry Professionals: Understanding seasonal demand and optimising operational strategies.
- Economists: Analysing the economic effects of holiday-induced changes in mobility and activity.
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