The Barometer assesses business confidence in the Welsh tourism industry and provides indicative results at national, regional and sectoral level for spring wave 2022.
This is not the latest release in the series: Tourism Barometer
Series information:
Main points
- About one in five (21%) have had more customers year to date compared to the same period in a ‘normal’ year, and around half (47%) have had the same level. About one in three (32%) have experienced a decrease.
- Average booked capacity for the school Easter holidays among accommodation operators is approximately 68%, and for May & early June it is 54%.
- The price of energy and many other items has increased so much in a short time. 43% cite rising energy costs unprompted as a particular concern, and 31% cite rising costs beside energy. By comparison, only 12% (unprompted) are concerned about Covid restrictions being reintroduced.
- ‘COVID restrictions ending / pandemic subsiding’ is the most frequently mentioned (31%) unprompted reason to be positive about business this year.
- About a quarter (27%) of operators are ‘very confident’ about running the business profitably this year, and a further 47% are ‘fairly confident’.
Reports
Tourism Barometer: spring wave 2022 , file type: PDF, file size: 2 MB
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Contact
Phil Nelson
Telephone: 0300 025 3187
Email: tourismresearch@gov.wales
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Media
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