Culture - London - Tourists Everywhere

In my last post, I mentioned how different Cornwall and London are in their pace. However they do have one big theme in common - both locations receive a lot of revenue from the presence of tourists. In fact, London saw revenue of £3.372 billion in Summer 2013 from tourists. In Cornwall, tourists generally come for the historical sites of the beaches and moorland, which is all free to visit. But in London a lot of the tourist places to visit are paid for. However, London also has a lot more history and a greater diversity of activities to do, therefore attracting a large target audience.

Tourists enjoying a photo opportunity at Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station;

One thing that I found attracted a lot of tourists in London was the tour buses. Due to the size of London, and everything so compact, transportation tours can also be viable. Most hotels advertise these tours to their guests. It's an easy way for tourists to see the important bits of London, whilst also being able to sit and relax. Tour buses are also the easiest way to find out a lot of information about London at once. As well a general tours around London - there are specialist tours, such as royalist tours, and Jack the Ripper tours. 

Whenever I go somewhere new that I find interesting I try to collect something to remind me of my time there. Souvenirs are always wanted by tourists, and often tourists don't mind paying a little extra than normal because it may be for a gift. On nearly every street there is a vender - pictured below - selling all sorts of gifts that tourists may be interested to buy.

Information found via;

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/its-official-london-is-the-most-popular-destination-for-tourists-in-the-world-9063988.html