Mintel's Leisure Intelligence series is currently divided into three sectors:
Leisure Pursuits / Catering / Travel
These three complementary sectors combine to give you ultimate flexibility, whether you want an industry-focused base of information, or a complete picture covering a wide range of consumer-based markets. Within each sector, every report provides a thorough analysis of the market, looking at:
Market Factors / Market Size and Trends / Market Segmentation / The Supply Structure / Advertising and Promotion / Distribution (when applicable) / The Consumer / The Future / Forecast
Combining exclusive consumer research with key trade interviews, these reports provide an up-to-date overview of the leisure marketplace, looking at changing trends in an industry constantly developing to suit the modern consumer. Backed up by formal desk research from trade and government sources, the Leisure Intelligence series looks at each sector with a fresh impetus, underlining the importance of the entertainment factor in leisure but establishing new trends such as the sporting mix and other special interests.
Introduction and Methodology
Summary
Introduction
Definition
Sources of information
Abbreviations
Factors Influencing the Attractions Market
The tourism industry
Organisational framework
Economic conditions
Figure 1: GDP growth in RoI, at current prices , 1995-2001
Figure 2: GDP growth in NI, at current prices, 1995-2001
Levels of employment
Figure 3: Employment trends in the RoI, 1994-2000
Figure 4: Employment trends in NI, 1994-2000
The Republic of Ireland Attractions
Geographical distribution
Figure 5: Geographical distribution (by tourist board region) of attractions, 2000
Figure 6: Attraction distribution by tourist board region, 2000
Size of attraction
Figure 7: Attractions, by scale, 2000
Development
Figure 8: Key attraction development projects 1990-2000
Figure 9: Ireland's top ten fee charging attractions, 1997-2000
The market for attractions
Figure 10: The stock and market pool for fee charging attractions, 1993-97
Figure 11: Visits to different types of fee-charging attractions, 1995-97
Figure 12: Origins of visitors to fee charging attractions, 1995-97
Figure 13: Origin of European tourists, 2000
Heritage and cultural product
The marketing of attractions
Figure 14: Average annual marketing expenditure, 1997
Northern Ireland Attractions
Figure 15: Most visited paid admission visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, 1999-2000
Figure 16: Most visited free-admission visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, 1999-2000
Supply Structure
Private sector
Public sector
Guinness Storehouse
The National Trust
Linen Hall Library
Waterfront Hall
Future Trends and Opportunities
