Research & Statistics

Scotlands Overseas Markets

Due to changes in the ONS International Passenger Survey sampling points in 2005 (ie inclusion of Prestwick), the 2005 results are not directly comparable with previous years.  Previously data for international passengers travelling through Prestwick had been estimated using information from interviews at a sample of airports across the United Kingdom.  The increase between 2001 and 2005 for countries using the Prestwick route is realistic, but should have been more evenly spread across the years (see individual country analysis pages).

Overseas 2006                              
Country

Trips (000)

Bednights (m)

Expenditure (£m)

USA

475

4.47

361

Germany

278

2.29

123

France

229

1.80

76

Irish Republic

224

0.85

75

Canada

161

1.75

93

Spain

142

1.58

66

Australia

133

1.54

70

Italy

131

1.15

71

Netherlands

114

0.67

48

Sweden

79

0.64

46

Rest of World

766

9.66

411

Total

2,732

26.38

1,439

Find out how Scotland's top overseas markets performed over the last five years by selecting individual country analysis.

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