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UK's post-Brexit vote tourism boom fades in Q3 - ONS

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The number of foreign citizens visiting Britain rose by 2.7 percent in the third quarter of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, the weakest increase in a year, official data showed on Thursday.

Tourism has been a winner from the 2016 Brexit vote which pushed down the value of the pound, making Britain a more attractive holiday destination for foreign tourists and encouraging British holidaymakers to stay at home.

Thursday's figures also showed the number of Britons travelling abroad fell by 0.4 percent year-on-year during the third quarter, the first drop since early 2013.

Spending by foreign visitors in Britain rose by 7.7 percent in the third quarter, the weakest annual increase since the fourth quarter of 2016.

And spending by Britons travelling abroad rose by 0.6 percent, the weakest performance since the second quarter of 2014. (Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by William Schomberg)