The Economic Impact of Wales Coast Path
Visitor Spending on Wales 2012.
During 2012, the Countryside Council for Wales commissioned a
visitor survey of the Wales Coast Path. This report estimates the
economic impact of the Wales Coast Path visitor spending in terms
of its contribution to the region over the year from October 2011
to September 2012.
Here’s a taste of the key findings:
- Visitor economic impacts largely arise away from the
destination of the Wales Coast Path (e.g. spending to an extent
takes place in shops and hotels in nearby towns, not on the Path
itself). Visitor surveys carried out therefore sought to capture
all trip related spending whether on the Path or not.
- There were an estimated 2.89m visits to the Wales Coast Path
between October 2011 and September 2012. Expenditure related to
these trips was around £33.2m.
Read the full report – The Economic Impact of Wales Coast Path
Visitor Spending on Wales 2012 – via the resources section
below.
Welsh
Government Press Release.