Thursday 19 November 2009

"Brit's don't go..."


This follows the news that Outbound International tourism has fallen 14% (which is nearly 10 million actual trips) in the year so far from the UK...

Inbound tourism fell as well, but not by as much with actual income down only 1%...

But why the surprise? With the value of the tourist pound falling through the floor, threats of redundancies looming, and the promise of a "barbecue" summer, the "staycation" was the only option available for many...

With the promise that inbound tourism will be the foundation for economic recovery in the UK, these figures will only make sense when evaluating what the Brit's spent on domestic tourism for the same period...

To follow this, and try to evaluate your own findings, go to http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1139543.php

Barticus.

No comments:

Post a Comment