How are your visitor numbers compared to same quarter last year? (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Respondents)
The Tourism Industry Barometer is a nationwide survey conducted on a quarterly basis. The survey is a partnership between VisitScotland, local councils and destination organisations. The results are used at a regional level to provide feedback to businesses on how tourism in our area is performing.
91 respondents from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire gave feedback on Quarter 2 2019 (April to June inclusive).
Three quarters of you stated that visitor numbers were up or similar in comparison to the same period for 2018 (April to June), closely mirroring the figure for Scotland as a whole (77%).
Interestingly, 39% of respondents stated that overseas visitors were up when compared with the same period the previous year.
Scotland-wide figures:
UP: 39.56%
SIMILAR: 37.46%
DOWN 22.88%