BITOA figures show visitors trickling back

Monday, 27 May, 2002 0

The British Incoming Tour Operators Association (BITOA) has released figures for April 2002, which show that forward bookings in April 2002 are 2.36% up on April 2001.

BITOA said its latest figures are the best results since February 2001 and show a marked improvement in both performance and forward bookings.

However, the inbound tourist arrivals for April 2002 are still 24% less than in April 2000.

Year on Year Visitor Arrivals Analysis

April 2001 – 22.13% (in comparison with April 2000)
May 2001 – 18.24% (in comparison with May 2000)
June 2001 – 17.46% (in comparison with June 2000)
July 2001 – 14.87% (in comparison with July 2000)
August 2001 – 17.31% (in comparison with August 2000)
September 2001 – 23.62% (in comparison with September 2000)
October 2001 – 26.16% (in comparison with October 2000)
November 2001 – 19.36% (in comparison with November 2000)
December 2001 – 17.12% (in comparison with December 2000)
January 2002 – 10.71% (in comparison with January 2001)
February 2002 – 3.64% (in comparison with February 2001)
March 2002 – 1.95% (in comparison with March 2001)
April 2002 – 1.62% (in comparison with April 2001)

Forward Bookings Analysis

April 2001 – 14.22% (in comparison with April 2000)
May 2001 – 14.17% (in comparison with May 2000)
June 2001 – 15.44% (in comparison with June 2000)
July 2001 – 10.26% (in comparison with July 2000)
August 2001 – 11.12% (in comparison with August 2000)
September 2001 – 20.95% (in comparison with September 2000)
October 2001 – 21.72% (in comparison with October 2000)
November 2001 – 18.13% (in comparison with November 2000)
December 2001 – 15.24% (in comparison with December 2000)
January 2002 – 4.46% (in comparison with January 2001)
February 2002 – 4.19% (in comparison with February 2001)
March 2002 – 1.95% (in comparison with March 2001)
April 2002 + 2.36% (in comparison with April 2001)

The above figures relate to inbound tourism business only and are for visits to Britain that include at least one night (day trips are not included). IPS figures include day trips and are for departures from the UK. BBB statistics are for arrivals.