Duration of stay of tourists and its significance in Ilandudno

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Total tourist traffic to B&B Llandudno can be described as a function of two variables namely: the number of visitors and the average stay of the visitors. Notably, the number of tourists visiting a country need not always be the norm for the assessment of a country’s tourism traffic. It is the length of stay and the consequent tourist spending during their stay at a destination that will have an important implication for the country’s economy as also for its balance of payments.

Normally, an increase in the average length of stay is an indication of a healthy market situation. If the average stay of a tourist in Hong Kong is three compared to that of India (28.4 days), surely India is deriving greater economic benefit from tourism. According to the survey undertaken by the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) it was found that as much as 24.2 percent of the foreign tourists’ stayed in India for an average period of more than 28 days.

What is more important is that this average is registering an increase, howsoever small it may be. For example, the average length of stay of foreign tourists was 28.4 days in 1984. This was more than the average of 27.3 days during the year 1983. In recent times things have undergone a major change. With the liberalization of the Indian economy and the fast march of the globalization forces, more and more people are now visiting and staying in the country.

The visitors from India and other countries to Ilandudno have increased significantly in recent times. The refusal of the UK government to join the European Union (EU) and the immigration friendly approach of the UK administration have resulted in a large number of Indians and people from other countries moving into UK. Even then, for students and other short term visitors visiting UK for trade and commerce or even for short term courses, it is the high exchange value of the British pound and the subsequent high earnings that is proving as an attraction.