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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.
I've traveled to more than 80 countries, 50 of which were included in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Travel and Tourism Index. The report measures the economic growth of the tourism industry ...
Tourism plays a significant part in the economic life of England.In 2018, the United Kingdom as a whole was the world's 10th most visited country for tourists, [2] and 17 of the United Kingdom's 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites fall within England.
Attraction Ranking Rank Museum Location Country Visitors (2023) [1] 1: British Museum: London: England: 5,820,860 2: Natural History Museum: London: England: 5,688,786
For 2024, six countries share the number one ranking – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain. Five of those nations appear in the WEF’s top 10, with Singapore a respectable 13th.
Phillipines. An archipelago nearly as wide-ranging as Indonesia, the Philippines has a rich and diverse culinary tradition, with a mix of Spanish, Chinese, and American influences.
There are festivals and carnivals year-round in the UK, catering to every possible music and cultural genre. The Notting Hill Carnival is the second largest street festival in the world; the Carnaval del Pueblo is Europe's largest celebration of Latin American culture; whilst events such as Creamfields , V Festival , Glastonbury Festival and ...
Best Buy Europe Distributions Ltd. was a retail joint venture owned by the United States–based electronics retailer Best Buy Inc and United Kingdom–based mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse. The company was formed by Best Buy's purchase of 50% of The Carphone Warehouse 's retail division in May 2008. [ 1 ]