UK wide member figures for 2015 revealed in industry announcement
Edinburgh, Scotland, 2016-Mar-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Edinburgh Castle has been named Scotland’s most visited attraction – ahead of the National Museum of Scotland for the first time in five years – as new figures reveal that more than one and a half million visitors flocked to the castle in 2015.
The UK wide figures were announced today – Monday 7th March – by The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). The association, which releases its figures annually, counts some of the UK’s biggest tourist attractions as members, also revealed that Scottish attractions witnessed the greatest increase in visitors of 5.48% overall, last year.
Reporting an increase of 4.1%, a total of 458,932 visitors, Stirling Castle also had a strong year as it hosted the Great Tapestry of Scotland and marked the completion of a 14-year-long project to recreate the tapestries of James V. Whilst Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness welcomed 348,691 a growth of 5.5% on last year’s performance.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Stephen Duncan, Director of Commercial and Tourism at Historic Environment Scotland, said: “It’s great to see Edinburgh Castle at the top of the table in Scotland after another record-breaking year for the castle. We’ve seen particular growth in online and travel trade at the castle in 2015, and following a refresh of the castle website towards the end of the year I’m sure this will continue.
“Meanwhile, both Stirling Castle and Urquhart Castle have also had record years, with each seeing a rise in visitors signing up for membership – showing that Scotland’s historic visitor attractions continue to be a vital component of the country’s tourism experience.”
Bernard Donoghue, Director of ALVA, added: “2015 continued to be a record year mainly due to our members continuing to show how diverse the UK is to both domestic and overseas visitors. The current weakness of the £ to the $ and Euro is making the UK a more affordable destination and 2016 is on target to be another memorable year for ALVA members.”
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