United Kingdom and Tourism

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Inbound tourism during in the United Kingdom has been subject to the influence of many factors like the weather with exceptional rainfalls, flooding, storms, health scares (outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease, avian flu), threat of terrorism: two attempts of terrorist attacks took place at the end of June and start of July 2007, one in central London and the other at Glasgow Airport, the rise of the oil prices, the strong currency etc. However the international tourist arrivals in the country beat all the records, recording 32.713 million visits for 2006 with the receipts exceeding £16 billion. With such results the UK retains its 6th position in terms of arrivals worldwide: it accounts for 3.6% of all international arrivals behind France, Spain, USA, China and Italy. However this represents a slight decrease compared to 2005 during which the country welcomed 3.7% of all international arrivals. In terms of international tourist receipts the UK stands at the sixth place, being replaced by China at the 5th position. The other four countries in the top five are: USA, Spain, France and Italy. Nevertheless it can be underlined that despite the FIFA World Cup the UK has managed to stay ahead of Germany (ranks 7th).

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[...] Transport over water accounted for 15% and the Tunnel represents the remaining 10%. Over the course of the twenty five years from 1979 there has been a phenomenal growth in visitors arriving by air, up 163%, whereas the number arriving by sea has declined by 2%. Inbound Tourism by purpose of visit Miscellaneous Holiday 32% Business 28% Study VFR 29% Source: Own realisations made from the data of International Passenger Survey, Office for National Statistics Source: International Passenger Survey, Office for National Statistics 12 http://www.tourismtrade.org.uk Overseas residents' visits to the UK and UK residents' visits abroad (seasonally adjusted) Inbound tourism by means of transport Air 75% Sea 15% Tunnel 10% c. [...]

[...] Impacts and opportunities c. Challenges Part IV: Strategic thinking: outlook and perspectives for the coming years 4.1 Positive factors 4.2 Negative factors CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION: Inbound tourism during the last years in the United Kingdom has been subject to the influence of many events: the weather with exceptional rainfalls, flooding, storms , health scares (outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease, avian flu), threat of terrorism: two attempts of terrorist attacks took place at the end of June and start of July 2007, one in central London and the other at Glasgow Airport, the rise of the oil prices, the strong currency, and the list is not exhaustive. [...]

[...] The unique country with which the UK shares a common border is Ireland. However the UK is only 35 km from France and linked to it by tunnel under the English Channel Government and politics: The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II at the head of the nation and has a parliamentary government with democratic traditions (the current Prime Minister being Gordon Brown; he belongs to the Labour Party). In addition the Queen Elizabeth II is also at the head of 15 Commonwealth countries. [...]

[...] Ferry: Some 17 British ports spread around the coastline can be reached from 21 foreign seaports. However, this is a market in decline. The Channel Tunnel is now almost as important a mode as the ferry in terms of inbound visitor volumes. The most likely to travel to UK in this way are European neighbours with most of the visitors coming from Germany, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium and Poland (these account for 3/4 of the ferry market). b. Visa Issues: Currently five of Britain's overseas markets: China, India, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Russia require a visa to enter the UK for a visit of under 6 months duration. [...]

[...] Indeed although a strong link between the state and the Church still remains, in practice the country is a predominantly secular society. The breakdown regarding the worship is the following one (2001 census data): Christian Muslim Hindu other unspecified or none Economic aspects: - The total Nominal GDP is USD $ 2.398 trillion4 (ranks 5th)5 - The GDP per capita is USD $ 35.300 (ranks 13th) - GDP growth rate: GDP composition by sector: (2007 est.) Agriculture: Industry: Services: Labour force ( 30.71 mio) by occupation: Agriculture: Industry: Services: After a long period of recession from 1992 Britain's economy has enjoyed the longest period of expansion on record with a growth each year around since 2004. [...]