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Areas hosting Olympic events say tourists numbers are down

Areas hosting Olympic events say the number of tourists are well down on what they’d expec...
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20.00 31 Jul 2012


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Areas hosting Olympic events say tourists numbers are down

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style="text-align: left;">Areas hosting Olympic events say the number of tourists are well down on what they’d expect for this time of year.

In London, retail footfall has fallen sharply in the West End, and some leading attractions in the capital have seen visitors drop by up to a third.

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And business leaders in Weymouth and Portland in Dorset, which are hosting the sailing events, say this summer’s tourist season is the worst for half a century.


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