High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Accommodation Occupancy and Visitor Attractions
Information from Visit Scotland, showing rising accommodation occupancy and visitor attraction figures, points to strong performance.
Accommodation Occupancy
The upward trend in accommodation occupancy since 2002 is shown in the table below:
Annual Occupancy Rates for different accommodation types in Scotland
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Hotel rooms | 60% | 61% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 65% |
Guest House and Bed & Breakfast rooms | 43% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 46% | 46% |
Self Catering units | 49% | 53% | 52% | 55% | 55% | 54% |
Caravan and camping pitches | 32% | 34% | 36% | 40% | 45% | 54% |
Source: VisitScotland, Accommodation Occupancy in Scotland 2002-06, 2003-07
Visitor Attractions
Visitor attractions in Scotland reported 46 million visits in 2007. This represents an increase in visits of 2% compared to 2006.
Source: VisitScotland Visitor Attraction Monitor
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