Figures released today show that inbound tourism in July was the highest ever for inbound to the UK since official records began in 1961.There were a record four million overseas visits to the UK during the period, the first month to ever break through the four million mark, and up 6% on the same period last year. Overseas visitors spent £2.8bn in the UK, which also broke the record for the highest tourist spending. Strong growth in visits from North America continued in July with a record 650,000 visits, up 9% on last year. John Glen, tourism minister, said: “Tourism
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