Tourism is an important part of the Conwy economy, supporting 12,319 full-time equivalent jobs directly or indirectly. The value of tourism to the local economy of Conwy is estimated to be worth £887.62m (2017 STEAM data) As such, it is one of the mainstays of Conwy's economy and is a major source of employment and revenue.
The benefits are increasingly shared across the County; with visitors spending on accommodation, food and drink, leisure activities and shopping. Non-tourism businesses also benefit through local supply chains, such as the wholesaler who supplies restaurants and the local garage where visitors are supplied with fuel.
Tourism also has a critical value to the wider community; particularly in the rural areas where many goods and services are only available to the resident community and remain viable because of visitor spend. This wider economic benefit to the destination is referred to as the Visitor Economy and is far more wide reaching than the direct impact of just the tourism element alone.
Destination Conwy Management Plan 2019-2029 (PDF)