HC Deb 11 May 1993 vol 224 cc434-7W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the percentage of British domestic non-business visitors to Wales staying in(a) licensed hotels, (b) unlicensed hotels/guest houses/bed and breakfast, (c) holiday camps, (d) camping, (e) touring caravan, (f) static caravan, (g) rented property, (h) second home and (i) other in each year from 1985 onwards.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information requested is given in the following table:

Second home3244224

Other 202930262629

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the percentage of British domestic non-business visitors to Wales staying in(a) licensed hotels, (b) unlicensed hotels/guest houses/bed and breakfast, (c) holiday camps, (d) camping, accommodation,(e) touring caravan, (f) static caravan, (g) rented property, (h) second home and (i) other in each year from 1985 onwards; and if he will break the figures down to include (i) all overseas visitors, (ii) European visitors and (iii) visitors from the rest of the world.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information requested that is available is given in the following table:

Overseas visitors to Wales
19911
Percentage
Licensed hotels 21
Unlicensed hotels/ guest houses/ bed and breakfast 29
Camping 5

Location of holidays by domestic (United Kingdom) visitors to Wales1
Percentage
1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991
Seaside 49 48 34 47 54 61
Small town 6 9 8 7 16 13
Large city/large town 4 5 10 12 8 9
Countryside/village 33 31 43 27 26 21
Not specified 8 8 6 9
1 Information is not available for 1989.

Source:

1985 British Home Tourism Survey

1986–88 British Tourism Survey (monthly)

1990–91 United Kingdom Tourism Survey

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the mode of transport used by British domestic tourists visiting Wales, showing the

Mode of transport used by British domestic tourists visiting Wales
percentage
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Car 78 72 80 83 81 83 85
Scheduled bus/coach 4 4 4 3 5 4 3
Coach tour 3 6 5 2 4 3 3
Train 6 6 5 6 6 5 4
Other 9 12 6 6 4 5 5

Source:

1985 British Home Tourism Survey

1986–88 British Tourism Survey (Monthly)

1990–91 United Kingdom Tourism Survey

Percentage
Touring caravan 1
Static caravan 1
Rented property 2
Other 41
1 Information is not available for previous years.

Source; Overseas Visitor Survey.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the location of holidays undertaken by British domestic tourists in Wales in each year from 1985 onwards indicating the percentage staying(a) at the seaside, (b) in a small town, (c) in a large town, (d) in the countryside and (e) unspecified.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information requested is given in the following table:

percentage travelling (a) by car, (b) by scheduled bus/coach (c) by coach tour, (d) by train and (e) other in each year since 1985.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information requested is given in the following table:

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish figures showing the distribution of British domestic tourists in Wales in each year since 1985 indicating(a) the number of trips, (b) the number of nights stayed and (c) the amount spent in (i) north Wales, (ii) mid-Wales, (iii) south Wales and (iv) Wales, unspecified.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information requested is in the following table:

Domestic tourists in Wales
Millions
Trips Nights Amount spent
(£)
1985
North Wales 4.3 21.0 194
Mid Wales 2.0 9.0 96
South Wales 4.7 20.0 210
1986
North Wales 4.4 24.0 177
Mid Wales 2.4 12.0 121
South Wales 5.2 24.0 202
1987
North Wales 4.0 18.0 216
Mid Wales 1.7 9.5 123
South Wales 5.6 22.5 246
1988
North Wales 3.5 19.0 256
Mid Wales 1.9 8.0 100

Accommodation used by British domestic tourists in Wales—All tourism trips
Percentage
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Hotels/guest houses/bed and breakfasts 18 20 15 23 16 21 17
Self catering 12 9 7 7 7 13 11
Holiday camps 4 3 2 4 3 3 4
Other 66 68 76 66 74 63 68

Source:

1985 British Home Tourism Survey

1986–88 British Tourism Survey (monthly)

1989–91 United Kingdom Tourism Survey

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