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Tourism - Accommodation Occupancy and Visitor Attractions

High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Friday, October 02, 2009

Accommodation Occupancy and Visitor Attractions

Information from VisitScotland has shown that up to 2007 accommodation occupancy rates and visitor attraction figures were rising, pointing to strong performance. There was a slight drop in 2008 which may be attributable to the downturn in the UK economy.

Accommodation Occupancy

The generally 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

20072008

Hotel rooms

60%

61%

61%

63%

63%

65%64%

Guest House and Bed & Breakfast rooms

44%

45%

46%

47%

46%

47%46%

Self Catering units

51%

53%

52%

55%

55%

54%52%

Caravan and camping pitches

32%

34%

36%

40%

45%

46%*45%

* Please note that this figure was previously incorrectly quoted as 54%. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Source: VisitScotland, Accommodation Occupancy in Scotland 2002-06, 2003-08

Visitor Attractions

Visitor attractions in Scotland reported 45 million visits in 2008. This represents a decrease in visits of 4% compared to 2007.

Source: VisitScotland Visitor Attraction Monitor

Further Information

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Page updated: Friday, October 2, 2009