Just under 14.9 million overnight tourism trips were taken in Scotland in 2015; 70% of UK adults have been on, or are planning, a staycation and are spending an average of 6% more per holiday than a year ago (Barclays Business Survey 2016),Number of tourist visits to Scotland from Britain has increased by 9% in 2015 (Source: Great Britain Tourism Survey),Seven of Scotland's major tourist attractions welcomed over one million visitors in 2015 (Source: stv.tv),Now in full-colour with inspirational photography, improved mapping, clearer chapter labelling and suggested itineraries,Rough Guides was the No. 3 travel publisher in 2015, worth £2.8 million (Nielsen Bookscan)
Slovenia welcomed around 95,000 UK visitors in 2015,In 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital, was designated the European Green capital (Source: Rough Guides, 2016),Rough Guides is the No. 3 travel guide publisher in 2016, worth £2.6 million (Nielsen Bookscan, Period 10 2016)
Iceland attracted 0.9 million visitors in 2014 (Source: www.ferdamalastofa.is),Rough Guide have sold over 30,000 copies of the previous edition to Iceland,Since 2014 there has been a 30% increase of UK visitors to Iceland Gatwick have just launched daily flights to Iceland so visitor numbers are set to increase,Now in full-colour with inspirational photography, improved mapping, clearer chapter labelling and suggested itineraries,Rough Guides was the No.3 travel publisher in 2014, worth over £3 million (Nielsen Bookscan, 2014)
Crete welcomes around 3 million visitors annually,With information on wonderful beaches and easy going resorts along with fantastic hiking possibilities,Great hideaway hotels and guesthouses in the most romantic places,Now in full-colour with inspirational photography, improved mapping, clearer chapter labelling and suggested itineraries,Rough Guides was the No.3 travel publisher in 2014, worth over £3 million (Nielsen Bookscan, 2014)
The estimated number of international travelers to Japan in 2016 reached to 24 million, which is an incredible 21.8% increase from 2015 and the highest figure since records began in 1964 (Source: Japan National Tourist Organization),Japan welcomed 292,000 UK visitors in 2016, a 13.15% increase on 2015 (Source: Japan National Tourist Organization),New sections on Japanese craft beer and the coffee revolution,Rough Guides was the No. 3 travel guide publisher in 2016, worth £3.3 million (Nielsen Bookscan)
Two of the most popular regions in France, boasting something for everyone - attractive coastline, beaches and villages, historical architecture and prehistoric landmarks (source: France this way),Home to the second most visited attraction in France, welcoming 3 million visitors Normandy continues to be a popular choice for history lovers (source: France this way),Now in full-colour with inspirational photography, improved mapping, clearer chapter labeling and suggested itineraries,Rough Guides is the No.3 travel publisher in 2014, worth over £3 million YTD (Nielsen Bookscan)
France continues to be the world's top travel destination attracting 84 million annual visitors (Source: www.telegrapgh.co.uk),In full-colour with inspirational photography, improved mapping, clearer chapter labelling and suggested itineraries,Rough Guides is the No. 3 travel guide publisher in 2016, worth £2.6 million (Nielsen Bookscan, Period 10 2016)
More than 5 million international visitors visited Romania in 2015 (Source: www.wttc.org),Now full colour, with updated maps and brilliant photography throughout,Rough Guides was the No. 3 travel publisher in 2015, worth £3.5 million (Nielsen Bookscan)
Spain hosted more than 68 million visitors in 2016 (Source: Spain-holiday.com),Over 17.8 million UK residents visited Spain in 2016 (Source: www.statista.com),Rough Guides was the No. 3 travel guide publisher in 2016, worth £3.3 million (Nielsen Bookscan)
Sicily is known as the 'World's Best Island Paradise for 2017' (Source: Globalnews.booking.com),According to Sicilian chambers of commerce, Sicily welcomed 47.8% international trips and 52.2% staycations. With 20 million of hotel rooms were booked in 2015 (Source: Tourism-review.com),Rough Guides is the No. 3 travel guide publisher in 2016, worth £2.6 million (Nielsen Bookscan, Period 10 2016)
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