| The Americas Regional Intelligence & Research | | Market Snapshot - 2007 finalised IPS figures and insights |
Market | Visits ‘000 | Spend £m | Who travels? | Top motivators for travel to Britain | Argentina | 41 | £23m | Cultured elite, youth, gay & lesbian, visiting friends and relatives (VFR), English language students | Culture, history, heritage, shopping, pageantry, castles, historic houses, London, theatre, museums, galleries | Brazil | 131 | £139m | Cultured elite, English language students, gay & lesbian, VFR | Culture, history, heritage, shopping, pageantry, London | Canada | 852 | £537m | Students, mature travellers, affluent boomers, VFR | Castles, historic houses, countryside, museums and galleries, gardens, cities, walking, theatre, ancestry, TV/movie locations, royalty/pageantry | Mexico | 58 | £42m | Students, mature travellers, affluent boomers, VFR | History/heritage/culture, tertiary and linguistic education, fashion, music, luxury | USA | 3,551 | £2,537m | Youth, seniors, boomers, gay & lesbian, SINKS and DINKS | Culture, heritage, shopping, arts, gardens, cities, experiences |
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