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£4.3 Billion in a Bank Holiday Weekend: Inside Britain’s Domestic Tourism Boom — and the Strategy Behind It

Tourism contributes £147 billion annually to the UK economy, equivalent to approximately 5 per cent of national GDP when direct and supply-chain impacts are included, and supports 2.4 million jobs.

£4.3 Billion in a Bank Holiday Weekend: Inside Britain’s Domestic Tourism Boom — and the Strategy Behind It

Published August 30, 2026 by Staff Writer

As 10.6 million Britons prepare to take overnight trips across the UK this August bank holiday, the Tourism Minister is in Blackpool — signalling a government strategy for domestic tourism…

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