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Tourism: North East Somerset and Hanham

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 15 November 2024UIN 13161

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) domestic and (b) international tourists visiting North East Somerset and Hanham constituency annually.

Answered by Chris Bryant

This data is shared by all constituencies in the ceremonial county of Somerset:

  • Inbound: Somerset saw 496K visits, 3.2M nights, and a spend of £296M in 2022.

  • Domestic: Somerset saw 2M trips, 6.7M bednights, and a spend of £460.4M - annual average based on 24 months between Sep 21-Sep 23

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