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Please provide information regarding the numbers of people employed in tourism in the UK, please:

  1. Are the statistics based on the results of a random survey of employers?

  2. If so, on what basis are the employers selected?

  3. Is the total number of workers employed in tourism derived from the numbers working in specific UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 classes and sub-classes?

  4. If so, which ones, exactly?

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Thank you for your request. Please see the following answers to your questions:

Question 1. Are the statistics based on the results of a random survey of employers?

Answer: No

Question 2. If so, on what basis are the employers selected?

Answer: N/A

Question 3. Is the total number of workers employed in tourism derived from the numbers working in specific UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 classes and sub-classes?

Answer: Yes

Question 4. If so, which ones, exactly?

Answer:

49 Land transport and transport via pipelines

50 Water transport

51 Air transport

55 Accommodation

56 Food and beverage serving activities

68 Real estate activities

77 Rental and leasing activities

79 Travel agency, tour operators, reservation services and related activities

82 Office administrative, office support and other business services

90 Creative arts and entertainment activities

91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

92 Gambling and betting activities

93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities

Everything else apart from the above tourism related industries from which Other consumption products is derived.

49.1 Passenger rail transport, interurban

49.311 Urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems

49.319 Urban, suburban or metropolitan area passenger land transport other than railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems

49.32 Taxi operation

49.39 Other passenger land transport n.e.c.

50.1 Sea and coastal passenger water transport

50.3 Inland passenger water transport

51.1 Passenger air transport

77.11 Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

77.341 Renting and leasing of passenger water transport equipment

77.351 Renting and leasing of passenger air transport equipment

91.02 Museum activities

91.03 Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

91.04 Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

93.11 Operation of sports facilities

93.199 Other sports activities (not including activities of racehorse owners) n.e.c.

93.2 Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

77.21 Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

68.202 Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres

82.3 Organisation of conventions and trade shows