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Old 28-12-2016, 10:22
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The number of leisure passengers coming to Britain has dropped for the second consecutive month, going against predictions of a post-Brexit surge in visitors.

October figures from the British Hospitality Association Travel Monitor showed there were 450,000 fewer holiday passengers in the year to date compared with the same period in 2015.

The previous month's Travel Monitor also showed a 400,000 drop.

Industry commentators had expected a jump in overseas visitors following Britain's decision to leave the EU, when the pound significantly weakened against other currencies.

But holiday inbound travel to the UK was down 5.3% in October, and down 3.7% year to 'date.
In a further blow to the incoming tourism industry, overseas residents' spend in the UK was down 8.3% in October, and is down 1.2% year to date.
Still it will please some people that don't want any of those "nasty foreign types" in Britain
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Old 28-12-2016, 10:33
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Tourism numbers are also down in France and Germany - are they leaving the EU too?

Perhaps there may be other factors that are causing drops in visitor numbers to Europe than the referendum vote on 23 June. Security might be a big factor?

But to some posters everything happening in the world is seemingly now due to Brexit!
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Old 28-12-2016, 11:12
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That's a rather obscure website, how did it come to your attention?
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Old 28-12-2016, 11:20
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That's a rather obscure website, how did it come to your attention?
One of the business I part own operates in this area.
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Old 28-12-2016, 11:22
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Old 28-12-2016, 11:53
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One of the business I part own operates in this area.
Perhaps we should feel sorry for you that - by chance - all the sectors your diverse empire operates in appear to have been damaged by Brexit... and on a daily basis, too.
Especially when, as well all know, the people who are supposed to take all the hurt are those who voted Leave.
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Old 28-12-2016, 12:02
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Still it will please some people that don't want any of those "nasty foreign types" in Britain
Quite. I don't blame them either. If they're not wanted here, why should they bother coming over as tourists.
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Old 28-12-2016, 12:14
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That's a rather obscure website, how did it come to your attention?
18-19 hours a day trawling the internet for "stories" he can link to Brexit somehow.

Beats his "what some guy down the pub told me" line for economic disaster. Just.
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Old 28-12-2016, 12:37
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Perhaps we should feel sorry for you that - by chance - all the sectors your diverse empire operates in appear to have been damaged by Brexit... and on a daily basis, too.
Especially when, as well all know, the people who are supposed to take all the hurt are those who voted Leave.
Actually my business operates mainly in outbound and hasn't been affected.

My US$ investments have increased in value substantially thanks to Brexit - but I appreciate your concern.
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Old 28-12-2016, 13:28
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Still it will please some people that don't want any of those "nasty foreign types" in Britain
Tourists figures are down in October 2016 in comparison to October 2015 when coincidently the UK was hosting the rugby world cup.

Tourist figures are down in the UK and across Europe when coincidently there have been major terrorist attacks in Europe.

UK government figures for October have
Visits from North America up 2% on October last year
Visits from residents of countries that joined the EU from 2004 down 5% on October last year
Now that might be due to Brexit and the fall in value of the GBP
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Old 28-12-2016, 13:32
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How can anyone believe Government statistics and keep a straight face?
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Old 28-12-2016, 13:39
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How can anyone believe Government statistics and keep a straight face?
Because they are the most reliable figures available due to using the largest survey sample size.
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Old 28-12-2016, 13:53
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How can anyone believe Government statistics and keep a straight face?
I guess some people only trust statistics if they're pasted on the side of a bus.
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Old 28-12-2016, 13:57
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Actually my business operates mainly in outbound and hasn't been affected.

My US$ investments have increased in value substantially thanks to Brexit - but I appreciate your concern.
Translated as...

My couple of dollars loose change left over from my visit to Disneyland is now worth more.
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Old 28-12-2016, 14:06
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Okay Walter.
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Old 28-12-2016, 15:19
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If you are going to call someone a fantasist perhaps calling them a "Boris" would be more appropriate.

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Old 28-12-2016, 17:36
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Just last night i watched an article on the BBC regarding the increase of shoppers to the UK for Christmas, including interviews with some gleeful tourists very happy their $ (whatever) was going a bit further. I guess shopping isn't leisure (it isn't for me anyway).
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Old 28-12-2016, 18:21
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I part-own lots of businesses, or in less pretentious speakingness wordy things, "have a few shareholdings". I'm sure my miniscule holdings are totally completely different from those with their thumbs in lots of pies and boasting about how big their thumbs are when we all know it's just that the pies are small. Or possibly far away.
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Old 28-12-2016, 18:50
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I part-own lots of businesses, or in less pretentious speakingness wordy things, "have a few shareholdings". I'm sure my miniscule holdings are totally completely different from those with their thumbs in lots of pies and boasting about how big their thumbs are when we all know it's just that the pies are small. Or possibly far away.
Assuming that is aimed in my direction, by "part own" I don't mean the few thousand shares I own in Lloyds Bank.
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Old 29-12-2016, 02:19
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Assuming that is aimed in my direction, by "part own" I don't mean the few thousand shares I own in Lloyds Bank.
Is that a lot? Should we cower at the knowledge of your enormous portfolio, which you really didn't need to share, or is it a status thing?

We do seem to have a lot of claims of 'big player' here, hence the refusal to give credence to any such claim, especially when combined with the relevance of it.
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Old 29-12-2016, 05:17
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Still it will please some people that don't want any of those "nasty foreign types" in Britain
If, and it's only if, the Supreme Court ruling and invocation of A50 ignite a further frenzy of either euphoria, anger or xenophobia in the UK it will not be surprising if foreign tourists don't come, despite the weak pound. All part of the price to be paid for the madness of Brexit.
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Old 29-12-2016, 12:18
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Tourism numbers are also down in France and Germany - are they leaving the EU too?
Evil people driving trucks into people can't do much for the tourist trade!
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Old 29-12-2016, 12:31
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Is that a lot? Should we cower at the knowledge of your enormous portfolio, which you really didn't need to share, or is it a status thing?

We do seem to have a lot of claims of 'big player' here, hence the refusal to give credence to any such claim, especially when combined with the relevance of it.
Owning a small business doesn't make someone a 'big player', it just means some have a slightly different outlook on how certain things effect them.

There are an awful lot of small businesses in this country, it's hardly surprising there are some posters on here who own one..
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Old 29-12-2016, 13:08
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Owning a small business doesn't make someone a 'big player', it just means some have a slightly different outlook on how certain things effect them.
I'm not questioning the existence of different perspectives, just the implicit claims that having them is somehow special or more worthy or counts for more etc
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Old 29-12-2016, 17:15
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It must be exhausting being a Remainer, never being able to rest, endlessly trawling the internet for any crumb of negativity that might possibly cheer them momentarily as it could be blamed on Brexit, only to have their hopes dashed .
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