Back to photostream

Silver Lining

Silver lining (idiom), a metaphor for optimism

 

Tourism in London

London has once again been hailed as the world’s most popular tourist destination by Mastercard. It’s the second year running that the capital has topped the Global Destinations Cities Index, which provides an in-depth ranking of the 132 most travelled cities from around the world. London is projected to welcome 18.82 million international visitors in 2015.

 

According to the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed London had 16.8 million visitors in 2013, an increase of 1.3 million from 2012. The majority of visitors were from North America, followed by tourists from France and Germany. Overseas visitors spent an estimated £11.2bn in 2013. The ONS said the amount of money spent by tourists in London had doubled since 2003.

2,259 views
16 faves
4 comments
Uploaded on July 3, 2015
Taken on June 21, 2015