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Why are Britons opting to holiday more in the UK?

UK tourism could be getting a boost by Britons taking a vacation at home and abandoning foreign travel.

Tourism boards across the UK are apparently reporting record-breaking numbers of bookings and inquiries over the past few weeks.

Kate Stinchcombe-Gillies who is an independent travel expert told 5 live Daily’s Sam Walker, that this is down to a weaker exchange rate due to Brexit and also recent terror attacks in France, Turkey and Tunisia.

“The pound is worth a lot less, your pound is worth about 10% less than it was a month ago.”

This clip is from 5 live Daily on 22 July 2016.

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