Domestic tourism — meaning internal travel by a country's residents — is fairly flat in Europe. However, the inbound market is recovering from two damaging episodes earlier in the decade
April 14, 2007 (Press Release) --
European Tourist Attractions Market Assessment 2007
Executive Summary
Domestic tourism — meaning internal travel by a country's residents — is fairly flat in Europe. However, the inbound market is recovering from two damaging episodes earlier in the decade: the events of 11th September 2001 and the subsequent outbreak of the `war on terrorism', and economic slumps in several key European countries.
It is estimated that there were 463 million arrivals by tourists in European countries in 2006, showing growth of 16.5% since 2002, although growth rates between 2002 and 2006 varied from country to country, from an increase of 56.3% for Turkey, to a 5.8% decline for Italy.
In terms of frontier arrivals, France retains its leading position in Europe with an estimated 77 million arrivals in 2006, well ahead of Spain (at 59 million), Italy (at 37.5 million), the UK (at 30.5 million) and Germany (at 22 million). However, arrivals in Spain continue to rise, whereas the French market appears to have reached saturation point. Spain is also the top European country by income from visiting tourists, because the country's visitors spend longer in Spain; arrivals in France include a higher proportion of short-stay visitors.
Spain's seaside tourism gives it European leadership on some measures, but the outstanding tourist magnets, or urban `honeypots', remain London and Paris. London's host of traditional attractions — the British Museum, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Madame Tussauds et al — has been joined in the 2000s by major new ones, including the British Airways London Eye, a giant ferris-wheel attraction, and the Tate Modern art gallery. Generally, the River Thames through London has been opened up for tourism. Paris also has attractions both old and modern, and the added tourism benefit of hosting Europe's only Disney theme park. With 12.8 million admissions in 2006, Disneyland Resort Paris is by far Europe's major commercial park; the continent's other `national' theme parks include Alton Towers (in the UK), PortAventura (in Spain), Europa-Park (in Germany) and three Legoland parks.
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Executive Summary
Domestic tourism — meaning internal travel by a country's residents — is fairly flat in Europe. However, the inbound market is recovering from two damaging episodes earlier in the decade: the events of 11th September 2001 and the subsequent outbreak of the `war on terrorism', and economic slumps in several key European countries.
It is estimated that there were 463 million arrivals by tourists in European countries in 2006, showing growth of 16.5% since 2002, although growth rates between 2002 and 2006 varied from country to country, from an increase of 56.3% for Turkey, to a 5.8% decline for Italy.
In terms of frontier arrivals, France retains its leading position in Europe with an estimated 77 million arrivals in 2006, well ahead of Spain (at 59 million), Italy (at 37.5 million), the UK (at 30.5 million) and Germany (at 22 million). However, arrivals in Spain continue to rise, whereas the French market appears to have reached saturation point. Spain is also the top European country by income from visiting tourists, because the country's visitors spend longer in Spain; arrivals in France include a higher proportion of short-stay visitors.
Spain's seaside tourism gives it European leadership on some measures, but the outstanding tourist magnets, or urban `honeypots', remain London and Paris. London's host of traditional attractions — the British Museum, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Madame Tussauds et al — has been joined in the 2000s by major new ones, including the British Airways London Eye, a giant ferris-wheel attraction, and the Tate Modern art gallery. Generally, the River Thames through London has been opened up for tourism. Paris also has attractions both old and modern, and the added tourism benefit of hosting Europe's only Disney theme park. With 12.8 million admissions in 2006, Disneyland Resort Paris is by far Europe's major commercial park; the continent's other `national' theme parks include Alton Towers (in the UK), PortAventura (in Spain), Europa-Park (in Germany) and three Legoland parks.
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