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Royal wedding saw uptick in British tourism

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Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Mon, 21 May 2018, 6:25AM
Hundreds and thousands of people lined the streets of Windsor to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. (Photo / Getty)

Royal wedding saw uptick in British tourism

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Mon, 21 May 2018, 6:25AM

A showcase moment for Britain.

Over two billion people tuned in to watch Harry marry Meghan on Saturday, with over 100,000 people packing the streets of Windsor to get a glimpse of the newlyweds.

Head of Tourism Affairs at Visit Britain Anthony Pickles told Kate Hawkesby thousands of tourists have received the "Great British Welcome".

"We know that in the surrounding area there was a huge impact as well. Towns outside of Windsor had Airbnb bookings up 1400 per cent up on their usual trajectory, so huge impact round and about."

LISTEN TO ANTHONY PICKLES TALK WITH KATE HAWKESBY ABOVE

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