York's tourist industry
Tourism Impact - Key Indicators 1993-97
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1.
Length of stay
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Ave.
length of stay per visitor
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Total
Visitor Nights ('000s)
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| Type of accommodation |
1993
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1996
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1997
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1993
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1996
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1997
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| 3-4 star hotels |
2.25
|
2.62
|
2.62
|
447
|
563
|
578
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| Other serviced (year-round) |
2.80
|
3.15
|
3.27
|
850
|
795
|
870
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| Other serviced (seasonal) |
2.80
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3.15
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3.27
|
38
|
40
|
52
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| University |
1.80
|
2.10
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2.10
|
72
|
78
|
76
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| Unserviced |
7.00
|
7.00
|
7.00
|
152
|
147
|
160
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| TOTAL |
2.70
|
3.02
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3.09
|
1560
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1624
|
1735
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|
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+12%
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+2%
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+4%
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+6.5%
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| 2. Day Visitors |
1993
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1996
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1997
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| For leisure (millions) |
1.125
|
0.995
|
0.934
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| For shopping (millions) |
2.25
|
2.45
|
2.35
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| 3. Total number of visitors |
1993
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1996
|
1997
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| All overnight visitors (millions) |
0.578
|
0.539
|
0.561
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| All day visitors (millions) |
3.375
|
3.445
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3.284
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| Total number of visitors (millions |
3.953
|
3.984
|
3.845
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| Total number of visitor days (millions) |
4.935
|
5.069
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5.020
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| 4. Revenue Effects |
1993
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1996
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1997
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| Total visitor expenditure (£m) |
205.0
|
237.1
|
246.7
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|
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+15.6%
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+3.9%
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So between 1993-97,
visitor days rose by 1.7%, but expenditure rose by 16.9%.
| 5. Employment impact |
1993
|
1996
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1997
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| Direct/indirect jobs |
8,397
|
8,833
|
9,067
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+5.2%
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+2.6%
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[NB: The
above figures are derived from consistent data sets in 1993,
1996 and 1997].
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