Tourism to pioneer boom in post-Brexit Britain

OUR booming tourism industry is a powerful reminder that we are privileged to call this incredible country home. Britain is on course for a spectacular £26.6billion post-Brexit tourism boost with visitor numbers soaring from the United States and China.

Our economy is expected to benefit from a 6.6 per cent rise in spending by tourists.

This cash will support new jobs and power investment throughout the entire UK. At a time of fierce competition for visitors, Britain is thriving.

The millions of visitors are fans of our fascinating history, vibrant culture, incomparable architecture and unique landscape that ranges from the rolling hills of the English countryside to Scotland’s epic mountains.

Our pessimism-prone political class would do well to spend some time in the company of these travellers who cross continents to experience our varied glories. They would see that the rest of the world looks at us with admiration. We have the greatest universities of any country, a democracy that is a shining light of liberty, and writers, musicians, designers and artists unequalled in their imagination and genius.

People will jump at post-Brexit opportunities to buy our goods, study here and collaborate on the most exciting inventions in the decades ahead.

The tourists deserve not just a warm welcome but thanks. Their presence in our museums, restaurants and on our cliff-top walks is proof that this is a special nation with a tremendous future.