Hampshire Tourism facts and figures

Tourism’s Contribution to the Hampshire Economy

• £1.85bn is estimated to have been spent by day and staying visitors in Hampshire in 2004

• The total value to the Hampshire economy, when including induced expenditure, was £2.72bn in 2004

• In 2007 between 50,200 and 61,000 actual jobs (including part-time and seasonal and depending on definition) are supported by tourism in Hampshire, representing between 6.7% and 7.7% of the county’s total employment

• Over 6.5% of the Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Hampshire economy (£28.3bn, 2004) can be attributed to day and staying visitors (£1.85bn, 2004)

Source: Cambridge Model 2004 and ABI 2007

A more comprehensive summary of the importance of tourism to Hampshire is available as a download. This includes more detailed tourism volume and value data, and accommodation and visitor attraction statistics'.
Download the full Tourism facts and figures document 42kb pdf

Links to further research reports

• Hampshire Tourism Trends Survey 2001-2006

• Hampshire Hotel Development Facts, Figures and Opportunities