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Thursday 31 October 2024

Paddington named Visit London’s first official Welcome Ambassador

  • Paddington becomes Visit London’s first ever Welcome Ambassador ahead of new film launch, Paddington in Peru, developed, produced and distributed by STUDIOCANAL
  • Visitors and Londoners can now pay a visit to Paddington in London as new mural unveiled in South Bank
  • The third film following the adventures of the iconic bear, Paddington in Peru, is in UK cinemas on 8th November
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Wednesday 9 October 2024

Business tourism contributes record breaking $207 million (£158m) to London economy

  • This marks a 32% increase from the same period, with revenue rising from $157 million (£120m)
  • North America is still the biggest market, bringing in over 40% of all revenue
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Tuesday 27 August 2024

London ranked second best city in Europe for walking and cycling tours

  • London has been ranked second best city in Europe, for having the most highly rated walking and biking tours
  • London revealed to have almost 1,500 walking and biking tours – coming in third place in the world for the most total amount
  • UK capital ranked 29th ‘dryest’ in the world – with cities including Paris, New Delhi and Istanbul recorded as having a higher average rainfall
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Friday 21 June 2024

Taylor Swift’s record-breaking The Eras Tour to generate £300m for the capital’s economy – as London confirms status as the world-leader for music

  • London is hosting more performances of Taylor Swift's record-breaking The Eras Tour than any other city in the world, with nearly 700,000 people attending
  • Tourists attending the London gigs are set to boost the capital’s economy by £300m
  • New poll shows more people would consider travelling to London for a music event than other international or UK cities
  • Capital celebrates Taylor’s first performance at Wembley Stadium on Friday night with murals, a special Tube map, a Taylor trail and a wide series of events across London’s fantastic venues
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Monday 17 June 2024

London & Partners’ CEO Laura Citron Awarded OBE for Services to the Economy in King’s Birthday Honours

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London #1 in Europe for Life Sciences: Canary-Wharf-Panoramic-Skyline

13 November 2024

London #1 in Europe for Life Sciences

New report released ahead of London Life Sciences Week ranks UK capital as world’s #3 city for life sciences — above San Francisco and Singapore — with London’s health research environment rated best globally, and Mayor of London hailing sector “key pillar of London’s economy.”

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London leading global city for AI businesses to grow: Picture2-2

04 November 2024

London leading global city for AI businesses to grow

  • London #1 source city and #2 destination city globally for AI-related Foreign Direct Investment
  • New analysis released on eve of GROW Summit, a 3-day tech conference for scale-up founders and investors
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Paddington named Visit London’s first official Welcome Ambassador: DSC00658

31 October 2024

Paddington named Visit London’s first official Welcome Ambassador

  • Paddington becomes Visit London’s first ever Welcome Ambassador ahead of new film launch, Paddington in Peru, developed, produced and distributed by STUDIOCANAL
  • Visitors and Londoners can now pay a visit to Paddington in London as new mural unveiled in South Bank
  • The third film following the adventures of the iconic bear, Paddington in Peru, is in UK cinemas on 8th November
Read More
Visit London opens first shop in Covent Garden: DSC04327-HDR

29 October 2024

Visit London opens first shop in Covent Garden

The new pop-up shop, Visit London Tickets, will sell tickets for top London shows, tours, and experiences - plus gifts and souvenirs

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