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Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M.The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012. Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), [1] as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history.
Figures show the rate of UK unemployment rose to 4.2% between December 2023 and March 2024, its highest level for six months. [334] EasyJet cancels all flights to and from Tel Aviv for the whole of the summer, citing safety concerns following Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. [335]
The visit to Kenya was on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, visiting the British Army Training Unit Kenya and meeting with local soccer teams. [92] [93] 26–29 September 2018 Tanzania: Dar es Salaam: 29–30 September 2018 Kenya: Nairobi: 44 5 December 2018 Akrotiri and Dhekelia: Akrotiri
David Cameron made 148 trips to 62 countries (in addition to visiting the Occupied Palestinian Territories) during his premiership. In January 2013, Cameron became the first incumbent Prime Minister to visit Algeria post-independence. [1]
Tourists at Buckingham Palace A tourist stall selling various London and United Kingdom related souvenirs on the edge of Trafalgar Square on the Strand. Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP.
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Germany Berlin: 15 May: Macron's state visit to Germany was his first international trip as president. He chose Germany as the first foreign trip of his presidency in a demonstration of a pro-European sign, as well as to follow the tradition of French presidents making their first international trip to Germany. [1]
The travel restrictions and lockdowns necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to a 76% reduction in "inbound tourism" to the UK that year.(Most reports that provide statistics on tourism cover the entire UK as an entity, although some do provide specifics for England.) The forecast for 2021 indicated an estimate that visits would be ...