VisitBritain has today welcomed a record crumbling May including bumper spend results for the primary five months of 2013.
Latest figures from the ONS International Passenger Survey show a four per cent rise inside the variety of May visits and a five per cent increase in spend following a two per cent rise within the first five months with a striking double digit ten per cent spike in cash generated.
The positive results mean that the £6.88 billion generated within the first five months of 2013 is an all-time record.
The month of Can also saw a record variety of visits with 3.08 million tourists enjoying Britain, beating the former best held since 2008.
These visitors spent £1.67 billion.
The best begin to a year since 2008 has also seen a record high for holiday visitors with 1.35 million holidaying in May, seven per cent higher than 2012.
The increasingly important business travel market continues to grow, four per cent up, showing signs that confidence is easily and actually being restored in a sector which brings high spending visitors for brief stays.
Patricia Yates, VisitBritain director of strategy and communications, said: “The Olympic bounce has well and really sprung with the appropriate begin to a year since 2008.
“This has seen us achieve record breaking spend figures for 2013 thus far and record visitor numbers for May and is proof that tourism continues to deliver the commercial legacy of hosting the Games last year.
“We are surpassing our spend forecast for 2013, that is testament to the indisputable fact that our GREAT campaign has capitalised at the showcasing of england through 2012 to show viewers into visitors.
“Our marketing and promotion of england as a good spot to go to will ensure we’re well positioned to deliver continued growth through 2013 and beyond, achieving positive results for the united kingdom tourism industry and lengthening the two.6 million jobs supported by the sphere.”