The pound has fallen 28 cents since the night of the vote, dropping to $1.2215 on Tuesday. Britain saw tourist numbers rise in July, with visits up 2 percent from the same month last year to 3.8 million. He said the weak pound is an attraction for Chinese visitors, but the marketing focus for pulling in more of China’s 100 million who travel overseas is more long term. Even though continental European visitors do shorter stays and spend less money than their American counterparts, they are important. Visit Britain predicts a rush of European visitors in the coming months.

Source: New Strait Times October 11, 2016 17:03 UTC