Domestic overnight tourism
| Region | Domestic visits | Domestic nights | Domestic spend |
| Dundee and Angus | 504,000 | 1,003,000 | £99 million |
Source: Great Britain Tourism Survey, 2023
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Overview
- Insight on tourism in Dundee and Angus is available from a range of different sources. These include tourism monitors, national statistics, and commissioned research.
- On this page, you will find key data for the area. There are also links to further information regarding a particular source or study.
- In 2023, there were a total of 589,000 overnight tourism visits to Dundee and Angus and a total overnight tourism spend of £152 million.
In this article:
1.. Key statistics (overnight tourism)
589 thousand
total overnight trips by international and domestic visitors in 2023
1.70 million
total nights spent in accommodations by international and domestic visitors in 2023
£152 million
total spend by international and domestic visitors in 2023
£259
average overnight visitor spend in 2023
Figures shown represent tourism performance for Dundee and Angus, 2023 (numbers have been rounded). Sources: International Passenger Survey 2023, Great Britain Tourism Survey 2023
International overnight tourism
| Region | International visits | International nights | International spend |
| Dundee and Angus | 86,000 | 699,000 | £53 million |
Source: International Passenger Survey, 2023
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Employment and economic performance
| Local Authority | Tourism employment in 2023 | Tourism employment as a percentage of all employment | Tourism businesses in 2024 | Tourism businesses as a percentage of all businesses | Tourism Turnover in 2022 | Total tourism GVA per head in 2022 |
| Angus | 4,000 | 7.7% | 330 | 8.3% | £96 million | £13,538 |
| Dundee City | 6,000 | 9.5% | 400 | 10.0% | £168 million | £16,263 |
Source: Scottish Growth Sector Statistics, December 2024
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View this data as a time series on tourismobservatory.scot2. Scotland Visitor Survey 2023
In 2023, we commissioned the Scotland Visitor Survey to gather insight on visitor attitudes and behaviours. The survey explores all aspects of the visitor experience in Scotland. It also allows us to explore the experiences of visitors who stayed overnight in a specific area.
The scope of the survey was leisure overnight visitors only.
Information is also available at a Scotland level on a variety of topics including motivations, planning and booking, travel, attractions, food and drink and satisfaction. Detail on the background and study methodology is also available.
Profile of overnight visitors to Dundee
65%
were domestic visitors
35%
were international visitors
82%
were repeat visitors
9%
were on a trip of a lifetime
Source: Scotland Visitor Survey 2023
Scotland Visitor Survey 2023 - Dundee factsheet
Published June 2024
Profile of overnight visitors to Angus
76%
were domestic visitors
24%
were international visitors
85%
were repeat visitors
7%
were on a trip of a lifetime
Source: Scotland Visitor Survey 2023
Scotland Visitor Survey 2023 - Angus factsheet
Published June 2024
3. Methodolgy
The data published on this page is sourced from a number of different studies.
Great Britain Tourism Survey
Jointly sponsored by VisitEngland, VisitScotland and VisitWales. The sample size for Dundee and Angus was 54.
Browse more information on domestic overnight tourism to Scotland.
International Passenger Survey
Carried out by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). VisitBritain, VisitScotland and VisitWales are sponsors of the survey. The sample size for Dundee and Angus was 62.
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Scotland Visitor Survey
Commissioned by VisitScotland. The sample size for Dundee was 200 and for Angus was 92.
Explore details from the Scotland Visitor Survey.
Scottish Growth Sector Statistics
