Brexit boost helps Scottish hotels outperform rivals

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Edinburgh was the highest performing city outside London final year by hotel occupancy averages of 85 per cent Getty ImagesHotels in Scotland outperformed the rest of UK final year, helped by an influx of overseas visitors & a height in the number of Britons holidaying closer to home, according to a report. The Hotel UK survey from BDO, the accountants & business advisers, shows which Rate income per room grew by nearly five per cent in a year to £56.70, compared by a height of only over four per cent in Wales, 2.2 per cent in Northern Ireland & only under two per cent in England. The report states: "The story of Scottish hotels in 2017 is 1 of major success. The boom in tourism next the depreciation of the pound after the Brexit vote has attracted record-breaking overseas visitor numbers to Scotland as…

Scottish hotels outperform Britain sector as a whole in 2017

Could not subscribe, have a try once more later Invalid EmailA height in overseas visitors & Britain "staycationers" has resulted in a bumper year for Scottish hotels, a Fresh report has claimed. An test of the room yield of Britain hotels by accountancy group BDO shows Scotland by the strongest performance nationally, by development of 4.9 per cent. The Scottish capital had the top occupancy of any Britain city at 85 per cent, an promote of 1.8 per cent on the Former year. UK-wide, overseas visitor numbers grew for the 8th consecutive year , setting a Fresh annual record at 38.9 million. "The Scottish hotel industry going to wish to still to benefit from the weak pound, that going to attract overseas visitors and, indeed, the domestic market as the Britain continues its 'staycation nation' status.

Scotland's hotels outperform rest of UK

as informed in Image copyright Getty ImagesHotels in Scotland outperformed those in the rest of the Britain final year, according to a report. Business advisers BDO found average room yield, or revenue, in Scotland grew with nearly 5% in 2017 to £56.70. BDO said the depreciation of the pound after the Brexit vote had brought a record number of overseas visitors to Scotland & the rest of the UK. The Scottish capital boasted an occupancy average of 85% - an promote of 1.8% on the Former year. "The Scottish hotel industry going to wish to still to benefit from the weak pound, that going to attract overseas visitors and, indeed, the domestic market, as the Britain continues its 'staycation nation' status.