Latest figures released by VisitBritain show strong growth from markets including the US, Germany and the United Arab Emirates in the first quarter of 2016, underpinning the best-ever first quarter for total inbound visits.
The Office for National Statistics results show that from January to March, visits from the US, the UK’s most valuable visitor market, grew by nine per cent to 542,000 compared to the same period last year.
Strong growth was also seen from EU countries with 5.4 million visits, a ten per cent increase on the first quarter of last year, and spend up seven per cent to £1.8 billion.
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