Tourism Plummeted During The London Olimpeade

Akbar 2012,3 Olympic event last year that was held in London, United Kingdom, apparently made the difficulty travelers came to the nation's capital following the warning of chaos travel and hotel room rates were judged too expensive.

Based on the data of the local industry, a lot of businessmen who visited London to complain because they were ruled out as tourists. This is due to more attention focused on the Olympic Games and they also avoid shopping and tourist destination in the national capital. While those who are not fans of the sport, choosing to stay at home or delaying their trips. During the Olympics, commuters and tourists are warned to avoid central London which will overwhelm the millions of athletes, support staff, media and spectators.

The party has long been heralded as the key-digembor to boost economy of the United Kingdom who are experiencing difficult times. But the number of tourists dropped drastically since the party started, based on the European tour operators Association (ETOA). "The number of foreign tourists coming to London is approaching 300,000 local and travelers as much as 800,000 per day. These people have been told to avoid implicitly London and they do, "said Tom Jenkins, ETOA's Chairman.

He argued many tourists who follow the advice of a travel agency official London transport it – which operates rail and other transportation in the capital city of the United Kingdom. "The current number of tourists, down drastically compared with last year. How much of the decline, will be determined by the agency that maintains the London Transportasil campaign "don't come to London", "added he.

But the declining number of tourists that, he continued, has been replaced by 500,000 ticket holder matches the majority of the citizens of London, who came to the city to watch sporting events. "They're not necessarily interested in making London as a tourist destination. They are here not for shopping, sight-seeing or a bite to eat, "explains him.

The General Secretary of the licensed taxi drivers Association, Steve McNamara, agreed that many tourists who obey official warning it and make it think that the streets of London will look not as "ghost town". "Our business has dropped about 20 to 40 percent depending on time," said McNamara.

At the time of normal, said McNamara, about 90 percent of their customers are residents of London who have been leaving the city for a while and were replaced by tourists. "I don't know where all these tourists or how they get directions, but London will look not like a ghost town."

Many would-be travelers who decide to postpone their trip to London until September, after the end of the Olympics and Paralympics. "If it's compared with the same period last year, booking for hotels in London plummeted, inversely proportional to the reservation in all the cities in Europe are up significantly – as the condition of London in September," said the head of the Hotel Room Provider Jac Travel, Angela Skelly.

Although the evidence showed a decrease, the head of tourism United Kingdom remained optimistic London profit from the Olympics. "We have always acknowledged that London 2012 Olympic sports festival will present challenges and opportunities," said a spokesman for the Tourism Agency VisitBritain, Mark Di-Toro. "The host city and country usually decline in tourism was the venue of the Olympic Games and it is our ambition to make the trend as a money machine."

Di-Toro added it was shown with the okupansi hotel rates around 80 percent during a party olahragaitu. United Kingdom Government hoped to menghasilkkan deals valued at more than 1 billion pounds during the Olympics, and more than 13 billion pounds over the next two or three years. The party cost 9.3 billion to stage.

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