UK attracts Middle Eastern travellers with football and heritage
The United Kingdom ranked second place in the Top 10 non-OIC destinations in the Global Muslim Travel Index 2021 rankings.
Statistics from the British Tourist Authority show that visits to the UK from the Middle East region rose by nearly 10% to 1.27 million in 2019, while total expenditure also rose by 10% to £2.71 billion ($3.6 billion).
Travellers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan made 360,110 visits to the UK in 2019, spending about £453 million ($615 million) over the period, which is 13% higher than 2018.
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