OVERSEAS VISITS, QUARTER 2 2013FACTSHEET

LONDON: OVERSEAS VISITS, NIGHTS & SPEND, Q2 2013Q2 (April–June) visits, at 4.54 million, were up by 10.4% on the same period one year prior. Expenditure, totalling £2.78 billion, gained 13.2%. Significantly, these Q2 trends continue the strong post-Olympics momentum seen in the final quarter of last year, and the first quarter of 2013.

The notable growth in Q2 visit numbers to London meant that the city welcomed over 400,000 more international visitors than in Q2 2012.

The corresponding – and very significant – 13.2% hike in spend was the equivalent of a third-of-a-billion pound boost to the value of London’s visitor economy for the quarter.

London’s core European market (65% of all arrivals) performed very strongly, generating 13.7% more visitors, belying the continuing economic stress in the Eurozone.

North America (accounting for about 15% of arrivals) bucked the trend, with numbers dipping by 4.4% in the quarter, mainly attributable to fewer business arrivals.

Again, it was a highly positive story around the cluster of smaller long-haul markets that make up Rest of World. Collectively, their numbers were up by 12.7% in Q2, while spend surged 37.3% higher.

Holiday visits were the main growth driver in the quarter with 12.1% more visits than for 2012. The business sector continued its post-recession recovery with a 8.5% rise in numbers.

The Q2 figures mean that in the first half of the year, London was 7.7% ahead of the same period in 2012. At a UK level, July and August were up 3% and 16% respectively (although these are to some degree inflated, because they’re set against the downturn last year as a result of the Olympics).

But even allowing for this, 2013 looks as if it is going to be London’s best ever for overseas visitors, surpassing the high-water mark of 2006/07.

Source: ONS, International Passenger Survey, Q2 2013 figures

LONDON: OVERSEAS VISITS BY PURPOSE, Q2 2013

LONDON: HOLIDAY VISITS & SPEND BY MAJOR REGION, Q2 2013

Q2 2013 % ChangeVisits (000s) 4,542 10.4%Spend £m 2,786 13.2%Nights (000s) 23,149 4.8%

Q2 2013 Visits (000s) % Change Spend (£m) % ChangeEurope 2,946 13.7% 1,302 4.7%N America 682 -4.4% 486 -1.0%Others 914 12.6% 997 37.3%

Q2 2013 Visits (000s) % Change Spend (£m) % ChangeBusiness 875 8.5% 728 11.1%Holiday 2,414 12.1% 1,399 25.7%Study* 33 -15.2% 71 -60.3%VFR 910 2.6% 434 18.8%Other* 310 34.8% 154 3.0%

LONDON: OVERSEAS VISITS BY MAJOR REGION, Q2 2013

Q2 2013 Visits (000s) % Change Spend (£m) % ChangeEurope 1,562 13.4% 690 21.1%N.America 347 0.7% 204 2.4%Others 505 17.0% 504 47.1%

LONDON: BUSINESS VISITS & SPEND BY MAJOR REGION, Q2 2013

Q2 2013 Visits (000s) % Change Spend (£m) % ChangeEurope 562 11.0% 294 1.8%N.America 155 -4.1% 193 9.3%Others 158 14.2% 242 26.7%

Source: ONS, International Passenger Survey, Q2 2013 figures

LONDON: ORIGIN OF OVERSEAS VISITS Q2 2013

*Small sample size

Africa; 3.0%

Asia; 7.0%

Aus-tralasia;

4.5%

C & S Amer-

ica; 3.5%

Eu-rope; 64.9%

Middle East; 2.1%

North Amer-

ica; 15.0%

OVERSEAS VISITS, QUARTER 2 2013FACTSHEET

LONDON: LEADING OVERSEAS MARKETS BY SPEND, Q2 2013LONDON: LEADING OVERSEAS MARKETS BY VISITS, Q2 2013

* Small sample, less than 100, * Small sample, less than 100 Source: ONS, International Passenger Survey, Q2 2013 figuresSource: ONS, International Passenger Survey, Q2 2013 figures

Visits (‘000) % changeUSA 549 -6%France & Monaco 515 28%Germany 378 16%Italy & San Marino 264 8%Spain & Andorra 233 20%Netherlands 187 21%Australia 182 26%Sweden 164 11%Belgium 146 3%Switzerland 139 2%Canada 134 5%Poland 124 29%Eire 119 -17%Norway 114 4%India 111 -3%Denmark 105 27%All other E.Europe* 82 59%Brazil* 61 23%Czech Republic* 48 70%Romania* 45 103%Portugal* 40 13%Austria* 38 -14%Argentina* 37 31%South Africa* 37 27%Japan* 37 -4%United Arab Emirates* 35 24%Russia* 34 -17%Nigeria* 34 14%Finland* 33 -18%South Korea* 30 -3%

Spend (£million)   % changeUSA 404 -3%France & Monaco 177 24%Australia 174 60%Germany 150 9%Italy & San Marino 112 9%Spain & Andorra 98 2%Switzerland 96 -39%Sweden 86 19%United Arab Emirates* 86 77%Canada 82 8%Netherlands 79 55%Kuwait* 68 62%Norway 65 10%Denmark 65 39%India 62 1%Poland 55 112%Brazil* 52 71%Belgium 50 7%China* 46 57%Nigeria* 45 21%Hong Kong* 40 132%Eire 36 -28%Russia* 36 7%Singapore* 35 34%South Africa* 34 7%Other Gulf States* 32 4%All other E.Europe* 31 -19%Saudi Arabia* 30 -23%Japan* 30 12%Other North Africa* 26 385%