Wales remains a popular hotspot for caravanners and other holidaymakers, according to the latest tourism figures.
Data from the latest UK Tourism Survey shows that the region held up well in 2010, despite economic pressures.
UK residents made 7.28 million visits to Wales between January and September, during which they stayed at least one night.
This was down just one per cent on the number of visits recorded in the same period in 2009 and compares to a four per cent drop in visitor numbers for the UK as a whole.
Short breaks of between one and three nights in Wales have seen the biggest growth, with trip numbers up ten per cent year on year.
The publication of the figures comes after a survey by VisitBritain found that visiting Welsh castles was the number one activity most overseas tourists want to partake in when they arrive in the UK.
