Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Written Evidence


Further supplementary memorandum submitted by VisitBritain

EXPENDITURE BY COUNTRIES ADVERTISING THEIR TOURISM DESTINATION IN THE USA

  Please note that the amounts refer to expenditure on "paid for" advertising only, not total marketing budgets.

Visit Britain 2007 Ad Spending


Tourism Destination
2007 Total
$ (000')
2007
Rank

Mexico
19,898
1
Puerto Rico
16,043
2
Bahamas
13,888
3
Jamaica
10,261
4
Ireland
9,913
5
Aruba
9,626
6
Israel
8,052
7
Australia
8,038
8
Turkey
7,267
9
Cayman Islands
6,710
10
Bermuda
5,231
11
Barbados
4,467
12
Malaysia
3,951
13
Peru
3,810
14
Greece
3,620
15
Canada
3,614
16
Quebec
3,017
17
India
2,860
18
Alberta
2,826
19
South Africa
2,518
20
British Columbia
2,471
21
Spain
2,340
22
Toronto
2,097
23
US Virgin Islands
1,800
24
Belize
1,798
25
Panama
1,529
26
Great Britain
1,239
27
Curacao
965
28
Singapore
936
29
China
855
30

Source: Nielsen Ad Views
May 2008






 
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