Spending axe could spill the lifeblood of tourism for economy of the Dales

According to latest figures, the county’s industry. employs almost a quarter of a million people.

There are 209 million visits to Yorkshire each year.

The industry accounts for seven per cent of Yorkshire’s regional economy.

Yorkshire has been ranked as the third most visited holiday destination in England for domestic visitors.

According to the tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire, which recently secured £10m funding up until April 2012, visits to the county have increased by 22 per cent since the organisation was launched two years ago.