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Politics
Neil Lancefield

Government accused of ‘sabotaging’ tourism with ‘barriers to travel’

The Government has been accused of ‘sabotaging’ the UK’s tourism industry (Jacob King/PA) (PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government has been accused of “sabotaging” the UK’s tourism industry as analysis found spending by international visitors was more than £2.2 billion below pre-pandemic levels last year.

A report by the London-based World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the sector, found people visiting the UK spent £40.3 billion in 2024, down 5.3% from 2019.

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