Grand National's Economic Impact on Liverpool
Not bad for a three day event
Facts/Figures taken from DP article
2007
Not bad for a three day event
Facts/Figures taken from DP article
2007
Earning more than £17m for the local economy
- Racing fans from outside the Liverpool area spent more than £11m of the £17.2m
- Total attendance of over 148,000 during the three days of the race meeting
- More than 40% of visitors to the event were local, from either Liverpool or Merseyside. Around 14% were from Ireland, 10% from Eire and the other 4% from Northern Ireland, while 6% were from the Midlands and 7% from the London area
- Almost a third were taking advantage of the race meeting to stay on Merseyside
- Virtually every Irish visitor booked into hotels or stayed with friends, with 70% of London area visitors turning it into a mini holiday. Thousands more paid a day-trip to Merseyside, to attend either the Grand National main event on the Saturday, or Ladies Day on the Friday
- The average age of visitors to the 2007 was 42 years, with women visitors typically being younger than the men (39 compared to almost 44). More than half of visitors, 57%, were men
- The average staying visitor spent £88.56 per person for the duration of the visit on accommodation, or £113.04 if only including those staying in paid accommodation
- The total spent per person per day at the racecourse was £98.37, £20.37 on food and drink, £7.83 on travel and transport and £68.14 on other spending, which included a flutter on the horses