|
22: TOURISM
EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND
| EDINBURGH |
sources
/ notes |
1991 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Tourist bednights |
(*1) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.29 |
8.11 |
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
|
| Tourist trips |
(*2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.15 |
3.18 |
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
0.78 |
1.03 |
1.12 |
1.16 |
0.98 |
0.91 |
0.85 |
0.85 |
0.78 |
|
| Tourist spending |
(*3) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£710 |
£730 |
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
|
£319 |
£294 |
£349 |
£277 |
£273 |
£254 |
£275 |
£255 |
|
| Hotel room occupancy rates |
(*4) |
|
77% |
76% |
73% |
71% |
70% |
67% |
76% |
|
|
| .. as ratio of Scottish rates |
|
|
1.24 |
1.25 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.21 |
1.2 |
1.27 |
|
|
| Conferences / business tourism |
| World ranking as conference centre |
(*5) |
|
22 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
9 |
|
|
| EICC - no. of events |
(*6) |
|
|
140 |
162 |
187 |
190 |
164 |
|
|
|
| EICC - no. of delegates |
(*6) |
|
|
45,000 |
69,000 |
60,785 |
75,502 |
64,442 |
|
|
|
| EICC - conference value |
(*6) |
|
|
£11.7 |
£16.8 |
|
£29.0 |
£36.0 |
|
|
|
| Edinburgh's UK ranking as a visitor destin. |
| .. Guardian / Observer |
(*7) |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| .. Conde Nast |
(*8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
| .. Good Britain Guide |
(*9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| International Festival attendance |
(*10) |
|
|
|
|
|
400,817 |
<400,000 |
>400,000 |
|
|
| .. value of ticket sales (excl. VAT) |
|
|
|
1.87 |
|
1.77 |
2.05 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
| Cruise ships visiting Leith or Forth estuary |
(*11) |
|
|
43 |
47 |
52 |
48 |
30 |
|
40 |
|
| No. of nations with consular or other diplomatic representation in Edin. |
(*12) |
|
|
37 |
35 |
37 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
| LOTHIAN |
sources
/ notes |
1991 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Tourist bednights |
(*1) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.3 |
10.08 |
10.53 |
|
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
4.7 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
6 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
|
|
| Tourist trips |
(*2) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.4 |
3.69 |
3.96 |
|
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
0.81 |
1.07 |
1.15 |
1.2 |
1 |
0.94 |
0.87 |
0.87 |
|
|
| Tourist spending |
(*3) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£696 |
£767 |
£798 |
|
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
£188 |
£326 |
£294 |
£348 |
£275 |
£272 |
£251 |
£286 |
|
|
| Hotel room occupancy rates |
(*4) |
|
75% |
72% |
69% |
67% |
69% |
66% |
71% |
|
|
| .. As ratio of Scottish rates |
|
|
1.21 |
1.18 |
1.13 |
1.14 |
1.19 |
1.18 |
1.18 |
|
|
| SCOTLAND |
sources
/ notes |
1991 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Tourist bednights |
(*1) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
70.1 |
67.7 |
66 |
63.2 |
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
|
|
19.4 |
19.9 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
15 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
|
| Tourist trips |
(*2) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.8 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
17.5 |
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
|
|
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.69 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
|
| Tourist spending |
(*3) |
|
| UK visitors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£3,931 |
£3,816 |
£3,769 |
£3,647 |
|
| Overseas visitors |
|
|
|
£996 |
£1,056 |
£893 |
£845 |
£789 |
£835 |
£837 |
|
| Hotel room occupancy rates |
(*2) |
|
62% |
61% |
61% |
59% |
58% |
56% |
60% |
|
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