UK holiday boom as tourists take advantage of weak pound

A BREXIT holiday boom saw the number of visitors to the UK soar to an all-time high this summer, with tourists attracted by the falling pound and avoiding European destinations because of safety fears.

More than 10 million foreigners visited the UK in the three months between June and August – the highest number of visits since records began in the Sixties.

VisitBritain research showed a total of 10.83 million visits, up 2 per cent compared with the same period last year, when there were 10.62 million visits.

The average spend per visit was £667, providing the UK economy with a £7.22 billion boost.

The falling pound was an important draw, with visitors from the US and Europe taking advantage of cheaper prices. Terror attacks in destinations such as France are also thought to have persuaded tourists to choose the UK, which has not experienced a massscale terror attack for over a decade.