London takes a record number of tourists from Chin...

Chinese travel agencies have already bailed out U.S. $ 15 million from the sale of tours to London. Chinese fans are very much want to see the performances of the world’s leading athletes during the Olympics, so do not pay attention to the cost of travel. It should be noted that the purchasers of tours to the capital of the UK are wealthy people in China.

Representatives of the tourism industry of China reported that it was expensive tours are sold best, while the budget tours are less in demand. Many fans are going to visit London, using charter flights in business class. This suggests that the demand for luxury hotel rooms will be very high during the Olympics.

It is noteworthy that the Chinese travel agency customers are often large corporations that organize tours to the Olympics for the top managers and middle managers. Major corporations organized groups consisting of hundreds of people. Tour operators associated excitement around the Olympics with an increase in the number of Chinese athletes who will participate in competitions. The most popular athletes in China are the representatives of water sports and tennis.

According to Chinese tour operators, the main problem in organizing tours to London is a long procedure issuing the visa. British authorities should think about that in the current economic conditions it is possible to simplify the visa regime for turistov.Pri special attention should be paid to residents of China, the Middle East and Russia, as they are the most numerous foreign buyers of real estate in the capital city of London.

In addition, the British leadership must create conditions to ensure that foreign tourists have visited other parts of the country. This will help the UK to convert the boom associated with the Olympic Games, at the tourist boom. Perhaps this is the first step in the British economy out of crisis.

And how do you feel about increasing the number of foreign tourists in London during the Olympics?