Acctourism.com Reports Top Ten Domestic Destinations for UK Travellers

March 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Everyone would guess London followed by Edinburgh as the two top most visited UK cities. The Top 10 Travel Domestic Cities for UK travellers are: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff and Cambridge.

United Kingdom residents are staying home for their holidays according to the Travel Trend, released by the UK government Office for National Statistics. And while UK residents spent substantially less on their visits abroad, the United Kingdom earned more from overseas visitors.

The economy is still weak and so are the UK hotel rates, but we are tracking consistent increases in pricing.  If the economy continues this recovery, bargains in United Kingdom will become harder to find, so for travellers on the lookout for cheap hotel rates, the best time to book may in fact be now.

Tourism day visits are an important element of tourism demand, estimated to account for around half of total tourism spend in the UK. Overnight trips taken by UK residents to English towns and cities appear to be on the up.

Acctourism.com data demonstrates continued appeal of London (http://www.acctourism.com/hotels/london), the No. 1 UK visitor choice, followed by Edinburgh (http://www.acctourism.com/hotels/edinburgh), Manchester (http://www.acctourism.com/hotels/manchester), Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and Oxford.  Completing the top ten is Bristol, with the Cardiff and Cambridge securing positions nine and ten.

Tourism is UK’s 5th largest industry, worth over £115 billion a year to the United Kingdom economy. Who needs the airport queues, delayed flights and rain drenched stays in expensive cities when the green fields of United Kingdom offer a wealth of cost effective alternatives

While overall travel spending has recently rebounded as the worldwide economic conditions recover, travellers are still taking advantage of and seeking out competitive deals. The number of visitors to acctourism.com continues to increase exponentially, as travellers want the very best hotel deal available at both budget and luxury hotels around the globe.

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