1. Tourism Statistics Branch June 2013

2. Tourism Statistics Branch Purpose and Current Complement • Collect, produce & publish all official tourism statistics for NI and input to EU, UK & RoI statistical publications • 4 statistical staff, 1 administrative • NISRA CSU

3. Tourism Statistics Branch • Provide estimates on the value and volume of tourism (overseas and domestic). • Manage performance surveys of the accommodation sector and visitor attraction centres in the tourism industry   •  Design, implement and report on additional annual or ad-hoc in-house research projects.

4. Tourism Statistics Branch Current data collections Demand • NIPS - achieved sample, 2011 – 16,300 (63%) • Domestic Tourism module - 2,750 interviews; 400 had taken an overnight trip in NI.

5. Tourism Statistics Branch Supply • Occupancy – census of hotels - April 2012 – 56 (53%) • GHBBs – stratified random sample - April 2012 -106 (28%) • Annual self-catering - achieved sample, 2011 - 369 (27%) • Visitor Attraction - 140 participated in 2011 (37%)

6. Tourism demand

7. Tourism Supply

8. Tourism Statistics Branch Publication of 2012 results • Anticipated end June to include ROI visitor figures • Will include revised 2011 figures • ‘Via’ figures now based on 3-year rolling averages

9. Tourism Statistics Branch Current Issues • Sub-regional estimates • Supply side response rates • Methodological review