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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:

Country

Visits (000)

France

3,636

Irish Republic

3,069

USA

2,959

Germany

2,905

Spain

1,977

Country

Spend (£m)

USA

2,228

Germany

1,130

France

1,054

Irish Republic

965

Spain

816

 

(Source: Office of National Statistics, International Passenger Survey)

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