Hello Wrex. No, I am not a good barometer of tourist numbers. Reason being that, for a start, I am far too dependant on weather. The whole town could be heaving but rain and wind will put them all off golf up the Orme. But more importantly, I don't have sufficient footfall at any time to give a good assessment. If I have ten groups of average three people I have had a reasonably good day. If I have five, its poor. If I have 15 its excellent. So you will appreciate I might get a trend over several months, but not much else.
Just out of interest, I am just about level pegging with last year