§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many visits of four nights' duration or longer were undertaken by British tourists in(a) Britain and (b) abroad on each year since 1985.
§ Mr. KeyThe available information is contained in the table.
(a) Domestic tourists in the Great Britain1/United Kingdom2The number of visits of four nights' duration or longer is as follows:
Trips millions 19851 47 19861 51 19871 49 19881 49 19892 43 19902 39 19912 40 Sources:
1985–1988 figures—British Tourism Survey Monthly.
1989–1991 figures—United Kingdom Tourism Survey.
1 The British Tourism Survey Monthly (covering the period 1985–1988) refers to tourist trips in Great Britain.
2 The United Kingdom Tourism Survey (covering the period1989–1991) refers to tourist trips in the United Kingdom.
(b) Visits by United Kingdom residents Abroad1The number of visits of five nights' duration or longer2 are shown below: 62W
Trips (millions) 1985 15 1986 18 31987 — 1988 21 1989 22 1990 17 1991 21 Source:
International Passenger Survey.
1 The figures exclude visits to the Irish Republic.
2 It is not possible to provide figures for trips of four nights' duration or longer from 1985 to 1991. The International Passenger Survey does, however, supply data on trips of five nights' duration or longer for the period.
3 The 1987 figure for the number of visits of five nights' duration or longer is not available.