Wales' tourism industry has experienced a "very mixed" summer 2011, with the country's visitor attractions reporting varying performance compared with the same period last year.

Adrian Greason-Walker, executive director of Wales Tourism Alliance, told the BBC that an overall decline in expenditure had been expected as consumers cut back. However, Greason-Walker also predicted that free admission attractions could see growth in admissions for the period when figures are published in due course.

"It seems the season has been very mixed. Some businesses have fared okay," he said. "But I suspect when the figures for this quarter are out, although we will probably see an increase in footfall at free admission attractions, we will possibly see a fall in admissions to paid attractions on the same quarter last year and a fall in secondary spend."

The BBC also spoke to a number of attractions, with some reporting an increase in visitor numbers this summer. However, others saw admissions either remain flat or decline.