How tourism supports the British economy

The image above shows how tourism support the British economy. Tourism is Britain’s 5th largest industry, our 3rd largest export earner and worth c£115 billion a year. It employs c2.6 million people and supports over 200,000 SME’s. Overseas visitors contribute £3 billion to the Treasury every year.

Download a guide we recently produced, in partnership with the other national tourist boards for England, London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It sets out some of the key facts and figures in terms of the size, value and importance of the tourism industry, the industry's growth potential, and potential to support more jobs, the challenges and opportunities in terms of its global competitivness, and also a brief synopsis of each of the national tourist boards and our key aims and objectives.