Tourism Strategy North Wales 2010-2015

Tourism Strategy North Wales 2010-2015

The importance of tourism and the visitor economy Tourism generates ÂŁ1.8bn for the North Wales economy each year, supports an estimated 37,500 jobs and is a lifeline for numerous small businesses. There is potential for further growth. Like an export industry tourism brings money into the region from outside and North Wales would be poorer without this. North Wales accounts for a third of Wales’ tourism, attracting 8m staying visitors and an estimated 17m day trips in 2007. The majority of the visitors are from the UK and holiday tourism predominates. Tourism is not evenly distributed across the region, the North West (Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd) accounts for 75% of staying […]