Why the world doesn't want to visit Britain as UK faces £2.8bn tourism black hole

Tourists at Piccadilly Circus in London (Image: Getty) Despite the UK being home to some of the best tourist attractions, including the Tower of London , Stonehenge and Buckingham Palace, Britain is grappling with a £2.8 billion shortfall in spending. UK visitor attractions are suffering from the effects Covid and as a result, Britain is attracting nearly three million fewer overseas visitors annually compared to before the pandemic.

Some tourists are still anxious about travelling overseas whilst the cost of living crisis is also having an effect as many are either choosing not to go abroad or visit somewhere closer to home. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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