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22: TOURISM
EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND
| EDINBURGH |
sources
/ notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Tourist bednights |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
8.29 |
8.11 |
|
6.1 |
|
|
million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
4.16 |
4.16 |
4.64 |
4.88 |
|
7.1 |
|
|
million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tourist trips |
(*2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
3.15 |
3.18 |
|
2.5 |
|
|
million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
0.91 |
0.85 |
0.85 |
0.77 |
0.94 |
1.13 |
1.33 |
|
million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tourist spending |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
£710 |
£730 |
|
£676 |
|
|
£ million - 03 prices |
| Overseas visitors |
|
£273 |
£254 |
£275 |
£255 |
|
£393 |
|
|
£ million - 03 prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hotel accommodation supply |
(*4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| .. no. of hotels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
| .. no. of rooms |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,019 |
|
|
|
| .. no. of bedspaces |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,296 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hotel occupancy rates (1) |
(*5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| .. January to March |
|
49% |
54% |
59% |
59% |
63% |
62% |
|
|
|
| .. April to June |
|
75% |
69% |
73% |
75% |
78% |
79% |
|
|
|
| .. July to September |
|
84% |
76% |
84% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
|
|
|
| .. October to December |
|
66% |
64% |
69% |
72% |
72% |
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hotel room occupancy rates (2) |
(*6) |
70% |
67% |
76% |
76% |
77% |
75% |
|
|
|
| .. as ratio of Scottish rates |
|
1.21 |
1.2 |
1.27 |
1.25 |
1.26 |
1.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Conferences / business tourism |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| World ranking as conference centre |
(*7) |
12 |
15 |
9 |
16 |
24 |
23 |
27 |
|
|
| EICC - no. of events |
(*8) |
190 |
164 |
147 |
166 |
137 |
114 |
99 |
|
|
| EICC - no. of delegates |
(*8) |
75,502 |
64,442 |
78,595 |
66,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
| EICC - conference value |
(*8) |
|
£17.00 |
£18.50 |
£19.30 |
£23.20 |
£22.10 |
£23.60 |
|
£ million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Edinburgh's UK ranking as a visitor destin. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| .. Guardian / Observer |
(*9) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| .. Telegraph |
(*10) |
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| .. Condé Nast |
(*11) |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
| .. Good Britain Guide |
(*12) |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| International Festival attendance |
(*13) |
400,817 |
<400,000 |
>400,000 |
>416,000 |
335,000 |
>366,000 |
|
|
|
| .. value of ticket sales (excl. VAT) |
|
£2.05 |
£2.00 |
£2.00 |
£2.23 |
£1.74 |
£1.97 |
|
|
£ million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Edinburgh 'Fringe' Festival ticket sales |
(*14) |
|
870,000 |
975,110 |
1,184,738 |
1,251,997 |
1,338,550 |
1,543,000 |
1,697,293 |
|
| .. value of ticket sales |
|
|
|
£7.10 |
£9.00 |
£10.80 |
£11.60 |
£13.70 |
|
£ million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Royal Highland Show attendance |
(*15) |
142,836 |
n/a |
134,780 |
150,386 |
146,762 |
155,368 |
161,409 |
148,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cruise ships visiting Leith or Forth |
(*16) |
48 |
30 |
|
40 |
40 |
|
|
50 |
|
| estuary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No. of nations with consular or other |
(*17) |
41 |
|
|
|
33 |
36 |
36 |
|
|
| diplomatic representation in Edin. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| LOTHIAN |
sources
/ notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Tourist bednights |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
9.66 |
10.27 |
10.29 |
9.8 |
|
7.05 |
|
|
million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
4.41 |
4.38 |
4.83 |
4.99 |
5.73 |
7.6 |
|
|
million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tourist trips |
(*2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
3.21 |
3.43 |
3.68 |
3.69 |
|
2.78 |
|
|
million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
0.94 |
0.87 |
0.87 |
0.8 |
0.97 |
1.2 |
|
|
million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tourist spending |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
£738 |
£767 |
£782 |
£800 |
|
£706 |
|
|
£ million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
£284 |
£261 |
£293 |
£273 |
£316 |
£420 |
|
|
£ million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hotel accommodation supply |
(*4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| .. no. of hotels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
| .. no. of rooms |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,525 |
|
|
|
| .. no. of bedspaces |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hotel room occupancy rates |
(*5) |
69% |
66% |
71% |
73% |
|
75% |
|
|
|
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| SCOTLAND |
sources
/ notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Tourist bednights |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
70.05 |
67.65 |
66.03 |
63.22 |
|
53.9 |
47.16 |
|
million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
14.4 |
15 |
15.1 |
14.95 |
|
24.3 |
26.38 |
|
million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tourist trips |
(*2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
18.8 |
18.34 |
18.34 |
17.52 |
|
14.87 |
13.28 |
|
million |
| Overseas visitors |
|
1.69 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.57 |
|
2.39 |
2.73 |
|
million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tourist spending |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
£3,931 |
£3,816 |
£3,769 |
£3,647 |
|
£3,006 |
£2,720 |
|
£ million - 03 prices |
| Overseas visitors |
|
£845 |
£789 |
£835 |
£837 |
|
£1,208 |
£1,439 |
|
£ million - 03 prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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