Record Tourism Boom for Cheshire East

According to latest figures tourism spending has hit an all-time high in Cheshire East, thanks to skyrocketing visitor numbers.

Figures released by Steam (Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor), reveal that income generated by the tourism economy increased from £807 million in 2014, to £842 million in 2014.

According to Steam, the total number of visitors increased 4.2% to 15.23 million last year, and the number of visitor days spent in the borough rose by 4% to a total of 16.87 million.

The figures also revealed a 2.3% increase in employment in the visitor economy sector.

Steam uses data from a variety of sources including tourist information centres, visitor attractions, events, and accommodation occupancy rates to produce its figures.

Councillor David Brown, Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council, said:

"Tourism in Cheshire East continues to just grow and grow and exceed industry expectations.

"With Tatton Park, new visitor facilities at Jodrell Bank, our gateway to the Peak District, excellent historic market towns, superb hotels and guest houses, exciting and popular events such as the recent Tour of Britain and the prospect of a game-changing HS2 hub station at Crewe, we anticipate the number of people visiting Cheshire East will continue to soar.

"The success of our visitor economy is great for the borough as a whole, bringing jobs, investment and a real boost for our local businesses."

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