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The Economic Impact of Tourism in Kent

 

Knowing the volume and value of Tourism to the Kent and Medway Economy is essential for developing relevant tourism management policies within local areas.

 

Kent Tourism as part of the Interreg III funded research programme commissioned Tourism South East in 2005 to define more clearly the visitor expenditure and economic impact of tourism in Kent and Medway.  This was done using the Cambridge Economic Impact Model.  The reports are based on retrospective 2003 data are below under the heading Cambridge Model 2003.

 

Cambridge Model 2003

 

This important exercise has been repeated in 2007, based on retrospective 2006 data, and these results are below under the heading of Cambridge Model 2006.

Cambridge Model 2006

 

The results from the Cambridge Model has also been divided into each district within Kent and Medway. Click on a district below to find out the figures:

 

Ashford - click here

Canterbury - click here

Dartford - click here

Dover - click here

Gravesham - click here

Maidstone - click here

Medway - click here

Sevenoaks - click here

Shepway - click here

Swale - click here

Thanet - click here

Tonbridge & Malling - click here

Tunbridge Wells - click here

 

 

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links

 

Regional Transmanche
www.regiontransmanche.com

Star UK
www.staruk.co.uk

Tourism South East
www.tourismse.com

Tourism South East - Trade
www.tourismtrade.org.uk

Visit Britain
www.tourismtrade.org.uk