By John McCarthy

Official tourism board Visit Somerset has claimed that Weston-super-Mare attraction Dismaland could inject as much as £20m into the local economy.

A statement released to coincide with the final day of Dismaland, claimed that local businesses saw a 20 per cent boom. Additionally, during the attraction’s month in operation, hotel bookings were up by 50 per cent and rail bookings doubled.

John Turner, chief executive of Visit Somerset, said: “We have been working closely with many of our members including the Weston Hoteliers & Restaurant association and major attractions in Weston super Mare and beyond in measuring the effect of Read full story ›

Source: The Drum