Study shows which tourists shop the most
Visitors from Kuwait are the biggest shoppers when they visit Britain, according to a study by VisitBritain.
On average, a visit from Kuwait delivers £4,000 to the UK economy and a visit from Qatar almost £3,000.
By comparison, a French visitor will spend an average of only £343.
A survey of over 50,000 people found Kuwaiti visitors have the highest propensity to buy clothes or shoes (79%), with high-spending Nigerians in second place (72%), followed by Saudi Arabians (71%).
Meanwhile 34% of Belgians, 32% of French and 32% of Japanese visitors are most likely to buy British ‘food or drink’ to take home.
Mexican visitors purchase the highest number of small gifts and presents (43%), followed closely by the Brazilians (39%) and Indonesians (35%).
The younger generation (0-15 years) are most likely to buy cheap holiday souvenirs for friends and family back home (40%).
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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