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April holidays boosts Historic Scotland visits
Figures released by Historic Scotland have revealed a 29 per cent increase in the number of people visiting the country's heritage attractions during the Royal Wedding weekend.
It compares with the same period last year, with visitor numbers on 29 April - the day of the wedding - showing a 45 per cent growth against figures for the same day in 2010. Meanwhile, the number of people who visited Historic Scotland-operated sites on 30 April was up by 94 per cent, when compared with the same day last year.
Historic Scotland director of commercial and tourism said Stephen Duncan: "It is good to see that so many people took advantage of the fine weather over the Royal Wedding Weekend to visit our sites "Easter was also a busy time with 55,137 visitors to our sites, an overall 17 per cent increase compared to the same weekend last year."
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