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Ireland and India drive visitor boost to Britain

Destinations
6 December 2016

Britain’s largest increase in visitor numbers came from India and Ireland this summer, new information has shown.

The Tower of London saw a 85% drop in visitor numbers during 2020

Expedia have released a report that profiles the visitors to hotels in Britain during July, August and September this year. It shows that the number of Irish and Indian guests at UK hotels both rose by more than 33% in Q3.

The number of travellers from both Spain and Hong Kong rose by nearly 30%, with Canadian visitors not far behind with a 25% increase.

UK hotels enjoyed a rise in visitors generally in Q3, with the weakened pound following the Brexit vote likely to have drawn in tourists.