Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 3.11:
Distribution of bedspaces
in London in 1999
Source:
Page and Hall (2002)
Catering facilities
Ashworth and Tunbridge (1990) note that catering facilities are among the most
frequently used tourism services after accommodation. For example, of the £15 billion of
overseas and domestic tourist spending in the UK in 1990, nearly £2 billion was
estimated to be on eating and drinking (Marketpower 1991). What is meant by catering
facilities? Bull and Church (1994) suggest that one way of grouping this sector is to use
the Standard Industrial Classification which comprises:
• restaurants
• eating places
• public houses
• bars, clubs, canteens and messes
• hotels and other forms of tourist accommodation.
