Tours Of London More Popular Than Ever

The volume of UK tourists visiting London seems to be growing as many budget conscious holiday makers are chosing to holiday closer to home rather than go abroad as the global recession bites into holiday savings.

Whilst the worlds financial woes have largely affected all kinds of holiday sales including both domestic and overseas holiday destinations, London seems to have benefitted in terms of an increase in UK citizens visiting its attractions.

Graham Powell of London tours company, Country Travel Tours, says: “We’ve definitely noticed an increase in demand for our London tour guide service and more than ever our customers are UK residents, many even local to London.

As well as an increase in London tours, London’s museums and galleries have reported increases in visitor numbers. This trend can be seen throughout the rest of the UK and believed to be a side effect of a decrease in people’s disposable income and a view that a cheap or sometimes even free visit to the local art gallery museum is a good alternative to an expensive night out on the tiles.

One interesting twist on this apparent good news is that most London hotels are reporting declining occupancy levels which would seem to contradict any apparent influx in domestic visitors to London. However many believe that this is simply indicative of the nature of the visits to London. Graham Powell explains: “What we have been seeing is more day trippers coming to London rather than say week long holiday makers using our London tour service. Also a lot of people tell us they are staying with relatives either in or close to London as opposed to booking paid accommodation in the city.”

London tour guides guides and museums aside, for many suffering business reliant on tourism in London the 2012 Olympics cant come soon enough.

How to find London tour guides

Do you want to stop feeling like a tourist when you travel and experience like a local? Would you like to find out more about local secrets of London? Then contact London tour guides before leaving home.

You can have an exciting time in London without spending lots of money. Whether you are a fan of adventure and action or prefer traditions and culture, in London you’ll find a lot of great places. Surely you have heard about these attractions: the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, the London Dungeon and Westminster Abbey. And have you already been to the wonderful Hyde Park, St. James Park, Holland Park? Your journey in a London experience should include typical street markets like Camden Town, famous for second-hand goods, and Notting Hill for its antique shops, unique atmosphere and set of the famous “Notting Hill” movie starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.

If you want to experience London in a more local or creative way, try to learn about the history and architecture from the arrival of the Romans in 47AD, right up to the sumptuous new buildings going up now by leading British architects like Norman Foster and Richard Rogers.

The problem is that it’s very had to learn about local secrets and avoid the beaten path… It would be great to know a local friend in every corner of the world, but I doubt there are many people that do so. Only locals can help you discover secret places and traditions with personalised tours.

Why don’t make the most of your trip and visit London accompanied by a private guide who will show you how locals really live. Browse through images and choose your customised tour, safe booking guaranteed.

Local creative guided tours will immerse you in the local culture and costumes and will make you learn local traditions with a different point of view. Contact your private London tour guide now and experience the city like a local! Or create your own tour and share your passions and the secrets and traditions of this vibrant city!