Welsh Transport Statistics 2008 – Chapter 13: Tourism
The latest National Statistics on Tourism produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 27 January 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on Tourism include data for Wales for the period up to the end of December 2007. The latest release updates the statistics previously released in January 2008.
The key points from the latest release are:
- There were an estimated 987,000 visits to Wales by overseas residents in 2007.
- 70 per cent of visits to Wales by overseas residents were made by those resident in Europe.
- During 2007, overseas residents spent an estimated £ 339 million in Wales.
- The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff was the most popular tourist attraction in Wales in 2007, with around 883,000 visitors. St. Fagans: National History Museum received around 642,000 visitors, during this period.
Welsh Transport Statistics 2008 - Chapter 13: Tourism
Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 5085
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next Update:
January 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)