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Many of my friends who regularly made trips to Europe pre-pandemic have been lured into making their first trips since 2019 due to the strength of the dollar ag

Many of my friends who regularly made trips to Europe pre-pandemic have been lured into making their first trips since 2019 due to the strength of the dollar against the Euro. Probably will be many similarly attracted to the UK by the weak Pound. Guess that's good news for the travel industry even if so much else is going wrong.

pavlov 4y ago
I lived in London for some years and wouldn’t choose to go to the UK as a tourist in the winter. It’s bleak and damp. If the UK travel industry does benefit from the cheap pound, it probably won’t have any effect until next summer.
- blitzar 4y ago
  I lived in London for some years and wouldn’t choose to go to the UK as a tourist in the summer. There is a reason everyone in the UK goes to Europe in summer - it is much nicer.
  - helij 4y ago
    I live in London and would choose to go to the UK as a tourist at pretty much any time of the year. Plenty to see and do. London weather gets bad rep but I find it pretty good. Rarely goes below zero degrees Celsius and is rarely so hot that you struggle. I actually prefer London weather to central/south European one for example. More consistent, pleasant all year round. This is all personal though...
    - theironhammer 4y ago
      I would agree. Perhaps if it got more sunny days, but temps wise it's not at all. When I was in Paris a local informed me that Paris gets more rain than London. I suspect though London rain is more spread out throughout the year.
  - mFixman 4y ago
    The tragedy of the UK is that its many spots with world-class beauty such as the Lake District, Snowdonia, or the breath of Scottish Highlands aren't as popular internationally as they should be since they are pricy. Maybe it's for the best: hiking trails not being extremely crowded during the warm seasons makes tourism more enjoyable.
- Symbiote 4y ago
  Take a tip from the Danish tourist board and advertise it as "cosy" (i.e. hygge).

pavlov 4y ago

I lived in London for some years and wouldn’t choose to go to the UK as a tourist in the winter. It’s bleak and damp. If the UK travel industry does benefit from the cheap pound, it probably won’t have any effect until next summer.

blitzar 4y ago
I lived in London for some years and wouldn’t choose to go to the UK as a tourist in the summer. There is a reason everyone in the UK goes to Europe in summer - it is much nicer.
- helij 4y ago
  I live in London and would choose to go to the UK as a tourist at pretty much any time of the year. Plenty to see and do. London weather gets bad rep but I find it pretty good. Rarely goes below zero degrees Celsius and is rarely so hot that you struggle. I actually prefer London weather to central/south European one for example. More consistent, pleasant all year round. This is all personal though...
  - theironhammer 4y ago
    I would agree. Perhaps if it got more sunny days, but temps wise it's not at all. When I was in Paris a local informed me that Paris gets more rain than London. I suspect though London rain is more spread out throughout the year.
- mFixman 4y ago
  The tragedy of the UK is that its many spots with world-class beauty such as the Lake District, Snowdonia, or the breath of Scottish Highlands aren't as popular internationally as they should be since they are pricy. Maybe it's for the best: hiking trails not being extremely crowded during the warm seasons makes tourism more enjoyable.
Symbiote 4y ago
Take a tip from the Danish tourist board and advertise it as "cosy" (i.e. hygge).