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Employment Characteristics of Tourism Industries, 2011
This release is part of a series of short articles about various aspects of employment in tourism characteristic industries in the UK.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: UK
22 Mar 13 Report
The Geography of Tourism Employment
This article presents an analysis of Annual Population Survey data for 2010 and 2011 that charts the distribution of employment in tourism industries across regions and sub-regions of the UK.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: European (NUTS)
23 Nov 12 Report
The Economic Importance of Tourism: UK Tourism Satellite Account 2009
This report details the Tourism Satellite Account for the UK for the reference year 2009. Revised figures for the 2008 Tourism Satellite Account have also been included where there have been changes in methodology.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: UK
18 Jun 12 Report
Supply Side of Tourism Report 2009
This supply side of tourism report for 2009 provides analysis of the tourism industries: those activities that provide goods and services to visitors. The report examines the gross output and GVA of the tourism industries before examining trends and characteristics of employment in those industries. The report also provides an analysis of the demography of tourism industries in terms of the size of firms.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Region
03 Feb 12 Report
The Sub-Regional Value of Tourism in the UK in 2008
This report from the Tourism Intelligence Unit (TIU) at the Office for National Statistics examines the value of tourism in the regions and sub-regions of the UK. We consider both the supply and demand sides of tourism in this report and attempt to reconcile these at the regional and sub-regional levels for the whole of the UK.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: European (NUTS)
20 Oct 11 Report
Sustainable Tourism: A Review of Indicators
This report from the Tourism Intelligence Unit at ONS details work undertaken during 2011 that has been concerned with a review and appraisal of sustainable tourism indicators. This review has drawn on a wide range of examples of such indicators currently in use, from an international and domestic perspective. This report represents the first stage in this work and we are now moving to a more indepth analysis of the sustainable tourism indicators suggested here.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Local Authority and County
10 Oct 11 Report
The Economic Importance of Tourism: UK Tourism Satellite Account for 2008 (Pdf 972Kb)
The UK Tourism Satellite Account (UK-TSA) is a technique that seeks to calculate the value of tourism in a way that allows it to be compared with other economic activities and with tourism elsewhere. It attempts to reconcile demand data from tourism surveys with information on the supply of goods and services generated by tourism related industries.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Country
26 May 11 Article
Employment characteristics of UK tourism industries in 2008 (Pdf 551Kb)
This article uses an analysis of data from the Annual Population Survey to provide estimates of the characteristics of employment in tourism industries in 2008. It includes information about part–time, self–employed and temporary workers and includes breakdowns by age, nationality and ethnic group as well as regional and sub-regional information.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: European (NUTS)
18 Jan 11 Article
The Supply Side of Tourism, 2008 Report (Pdf 676Kb)
This report details various aspects of the supply side of tourism. It includes a national level analysis of Gross Value Added (GVA), turnover and employment in the defined set of tourism industries for the year 2008. It also includes an estimate of employment in tourism industries for the regions and nations of the UK. The set of tourism industries used is based on international recommendations.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Region
09 Dec 10 Article
The Experimental Tourism Satellite Account for the United Kingdom (E-UKTSA)- 2006 (Pdf 217Kb)
This paper describes the construction of the E–UKTSA (Experimental UK Tourism Satellite Account) for 2006 and presents some headline figures derived from it. The paper concludes by highlighting possible avenues for improvements to the E–UKTSA and suggesting future research connected with the satellite account framework.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Country
12 Oct 10 Article
Proposed methodology for nowcasting the demand and supply estimates of tourism activities - October 2010 (Pdf 139Kb)
Describes how more up-to-date data can be derived from the experimental tourism satellite account for the UK (E-UKTSA) 2006.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Country
12 Oct 10 Article
The global recession and its impact on tourists' spending in the UK (Pdf 165Kb)
Investigates the direct impact on tourists’ spending and the wider effect on the UK economy.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: UK and GB
16 Aug 10 Article
Economic and Labour Market Review - No 5, 2010 - The economic impact of tourism across regions and nations of the UK 2006 (Pdf 523Kb)
This article reports on work undertaken to measure the economic impact of tourism at the regional level. The methodologies and data analysis presented look at the demand and supply components of tourism with the aim of providing a reliable measure of the regional Gross Value Added (GVA) of tourism.
Coverage: UK
Geographic breakdown: Country, Region
13 May 10 Article
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