The
United Kingdom is the world's
8th biggest tourist destination, with 36.115 million visiting in 2015. US$22.072 billion was spent in the UK by foreign tourists.
VisitBritain data shows that the U.S. remains the most-valuable inbound market, with American visitors spending £2.1 billion in 2010.
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Nevertheless, the number of travellers originating from Europe is
larger than those travelling from North America - 21.5 million compared
to 3.5 million American/Canadian visitors.
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