ABOUT INBOUND TOURISM
Inbound tourism is big business for the UK. It generated over £16 billion each year in export earnings from 32 million international visitors to the UK in 2008 (ONS International passenger Survey).
The top five inbound markets for the UK in 2008 were:
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(Source: Office of National Statistics, International Passenger Survey)
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