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Local research
Visitor Survey 2025
The Tourism team hired Acorn Tourism Consulting to conduct this survey. Their work included in-person interviews, secondary research and social listening.
This survey tells us more about visitors to Thanet. Who are they, what influences them to visit, and where are they coming from?
Cambridge Model Economic Impact Study 2023
These are some of the key stats from the Cambridge Model Economic Impact Study 2023, which looks at the volume and value of tourism to the destination. This research is carried out every two years.
Other Thanet Research
Margate Town Investment Plan
The Margate Town Investment Plan outlines four project interventions that will address the challenges facing the town, help to provide long-lasting benefits for local people and create a nationally significant visitor offer.
Ramsgate Town Investment Plan
The Ramsgate Town Investment Plan outlines the potential opportunities in supporting Ramsgate’s future. It has been created by the people of Ramsgate to define what they would like for the town and identify key priorities of work to achieve this. The Plan creates a tool for organisations to use for their own funding bids, and provides justification to potential investors for why they should invest in Ramsgate.
Thanet Evening and Night Time Economy Review and Strategy
The Evening and Night-Time Economy (ENTE) supports thousands of jobs and businesses in Thanet. Results showed:
- £68m annual Gross Value Added contribution to Thanet
- 6,000 jobs
- 575 PAYE/VAT-registered enterprises
Creative Land Trust
A Creative Land Trust is an independent entity which is set up to secure buildings through outright purchase of freehold properties or long leases to support the sustainability of the creative sector and enable the community to benefit. Creative Land Trusts support the creative sector to be sustainable, often offering subsidised rents for creative tenants in return for social and economic impact in the local community.
