There is a significant increase in the number of Chinese tourists go to UK. By the time of October, the category of visit visa for UK has grown more than 80% compared with that of 2009 and the category of business visas had a more than 23% growth. Despite the impact of volcanic eruptions in Iceland in April, but the year of 2010 is likely to become a new record, which is the highest number of visitors go to UK by far.
The President of UK Tourist Authority, Mr.ChristopherRodrigues said: "By the time of 2014, the numbers of Chinese customers go to UK for tourism will increase dramatically, with a degree of 89%.It is a potential purchase ability that no other market can compete with. British Tourist Authority has put a lot of effort in developing the Chinese market and the result is easy to see. In 2009, Chinese tourists spending in the UK amounted to 117 million pounds. "
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