Visitor Economy Data

The latest Visitor Economy data for 2024 continues to show the value of the visitor economy in Calderdale, increasing year on year having risen from £516.58 million in 2022 to £649.65 million in 2024.

Tourism related employment has increased from 5,189 in 2022 to 5,791 in 2024, with 4,113 of these directly supported by tourism and 1,668 indirectly supported.

Calderdale is seeing good growth across all key indicators, with recreation spend growing at a particularly strong pace. Day visitors currently represent 92% of all visitors to Calderdale.

Calderdale’s growth as a visitor destination is thanks in part to its many events and attractions. They are powerful economic drivers and bring in thousands of people to the borough each year. Eureka! is currently number four on Visit England’s top fifteen of most visited bookable attractions in West Yorkshire and Shibden Hall is number eleven.  The Piece Hall events attracted over 170,000 visitors in 2024 and other events like the Brighouse 1940s, Halifax Show and the Handmade Parade in Hebden Bridge all have thousands of visitors.

Importantly, our growth trends are aligned with, and in some cases exceeding, regional and national averages.

Visitor days and numbers, economic impact and employment by sector data, along with infographics can be found here on DataWorks at Visitor Economy.