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...
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