Wales seeing tourist numbers rise

The country of Wales has seen a steady rise in the number of tourists over the past two years, despite the worldwide recession. New government figures for Wales show that last year they broke the million mark seeing 1.1 million foreign tourists. In 2007 they had only 987,000 visiting the country.

It was the only region of the UK that had actually reported an increase in figures compared to the year before. Also in a recent survey of Britain’s top ten best cities for overseas travellers, Cardiff knocked Brighton and Hove off of the list.

“Holidays are changing, and more people are waking up to the fact that holidays in Wales can offer a real alternative to the formulaic packaged holiday. People are now looking for real value and authentic quality. Wales can offer a truer, richer, deeper, experience where people can get involved in the local history and culture and landscape,” said a spokesman for Visit Wales.

There are many great sites that pull tourists to the beauty of Wales including 641 castles and the three great national parks of Snowdonia, the Breacon Beacons and the Pembrokeshire Coast.

Their figures for this year could be even higher as Brits are looking to holiday in the UK.

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