Geography Internal Assessment Questionnaire Data

HORECA

Hotels, restaurants, cafés, shops

Shopkeepers / 5
Restaurant owners / 10
Hotelkeepers / 5

Seasons with most tourists visiting Valkenburg (2 votes possible)

Season / Reason
Summer / 14 / -  Tourists visit mostly during holidays: summer + winter
-  Tourist come for weekends
-  Most visited months: July, August, December
-  During December the Christmas market it a very popular event
Autumn / 1
Winter / 13
Spring / 1
Total / 29

Positive tourism impact experienced by shop/hotel/restaurant keepers (multiple votes possible)

Reason
Increased profit / 13 / -  50% of local population dependent on tourism
Employment / 14
Improved infrastructure / 9
Other:
-  More activities are being organised
-  More hops
-  Nice atmosphere in the town
-  Valkenburg is a city known throughout whole of the Netherlands

Negative tourism impact experienced by shop/hotel/restaurant keepers (multiple votes possible)

Comments
Traffic congestion / 6
Noise / 5
Vandalism /inappropriate behaviour / 6 / -  Youth
-  Foreigners
-  Police controls and camera’s reduced this
Theft / 1
Litter / 1
Parking problems / 3 / - For residents
Other
-  Media giving negative image is something happens

Very busy à good for horeca businesses

Most common nationality of visitors (2 answer)

Netherlands / 17
Belgium / 6
Germany / 5
England / 3
Other
- France / Canada / 3

à Three country point: tourist come and visit multiple countries in short period of time

Reason tourists visit Valkenburg (Multiple answers possible)

Heritage: castles, historic buildings / 10
Nature: hiking, caves, surroundings / 11
Casino / 3
Wellness / 3
Bike rental / 1
De Valkenier / 1
Other
-  Nice atmosphere in town - Burgundian
-  Horeca, terraces
-  Going out: discotheques
-  People coming back who visiting before
-  Maastricht too expensive to accommodate
-  Location: central, near Germany, near Belgium
-  Valkenburg has everything, the combination of all the different things make it an attractive spot for tourists
-  Limburg is different from the rest of the Netherlands, Valkenburg popular and well known town in Limburg.

Tourist development according to hotel/shop/restaurantkeepers

Increase / 3
Decrease / 3
Stable / 14

à Depends on business

Opinion on statement ‘Tourism has a very positive impact upon my business and Valkenburg as a whole.

Strongly agree / 12
Agree / 7
Neutral / 1
Disagree / -
Strongly disagree / -