How many overnight visits to Scotland have been made by overseas residents in each year since 2001.

Answered Asked by Patricia Ferguson Lab Lodged 4 Jun 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight visits to Scotland have been made by overseas residents in each year since 2001.

The answer

Answered by Jim Mather on 17 Jun 2010 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

The following tables provide information on total overnight visits to Scotland by overseas residents in each year since 2001, however as explained in the footnote, Scottish figures for 2005 onwards cannot be directly compared to earlier data.
Visits to Scotland by Overseas Residents, 2001-04 (000)

| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004

North America
| 514
| 504
| 501
| 555

Europe
| 800
| 768
| 764
| 970

Rest of World
| 276
| 309
| 300
| 356

Total
| 1,589
| 1,581
| 1,565
| 1,881

Source: International Passenger Survey (IPS), Prestwick not included as sampling point.
Visits to Scotland by Overseas Residents, 2005-09 (000)

| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
| 2008
| 2009P

North America
| 525
| 636
| 541
| 456
| 455

Europe
| 1,502
| 1,667
| 1,900
| 1,720
| 1,716

Rest of World
| 365
| 429
| 350
| 315
| 386

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-34170 by reference.