The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has urged the government to recognise how "vital" tourism is to the UK economy.
Exonerated: Former WTTC chief executive Gloria Guevara (Credit: WTTC)
Its annual Economic Impact Report 2020 reveals the sector created almost four million jobs, 11% of the country’s total workforce, in 2019.
The publication suggests the industry generated nearly £200 billion GDP during last year, 9% of the UK economy.
International visitor spend totalled £28.2 billion that year, representing 4.2% of the UK’s total exports.
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