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Visitors to the UK love to shop

Visit Britain, the national tourism agency, has stated that shopping is one of the most popular activities for international visitors to the UK, according to new research. The agency’s shopping report reveals that 64 percent of visits to the UK in 2014 involved shopping, with around 22 million international visitors spending an estimated 5.5...

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Overseas visitors spending increase in UK

Overseas visitors spend a massive 4.5 billion pounds shopping in the UK according to research released today by VisitBritain. This means that 25 percent of all expenditure by overseas visitors is on the UK’s high streets and department stores. The VisitBritain survey reveals that the majority of the shopping spend was on clothes, with...