APPENDIX 5 - Tourism Contribution to GDP
Average spend per stay No. of visitors per year Total
Staying Visits £ £ £
1 Domestic 171.97 1,356,000.00 233,191,320.00 233,191,320.00
2 Overseas 333.33 93,000.00 30,999,690.00 30,999,690.00
Day trips
3 All 30.6 1,203,000.00 36,811,800.00 36,811,800.00
2652000 £301,002,810
GDP projection for 2000 £1,197,800,000
Tourism contribution to GDP 25.13%
Average spend based on extrapolation from 'Value of Tourism on Isle of Wight' by Anne Hahlo,
with figures coming from ETC & STB.
Visitor figures are drawn from the IW Tourism End of Year Monitor 99/00
The GDP projection is based on the average growth rate for the last 5 years