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Visitors to the city

Birmingham’s huge tourist economy is holding firm during difficult times, according to a report revealing that the number of people visiting the city is remaining steady.

The figures, compiled by Marketing Birmingham through its annual visitor survey, show that during 2008:

• 32.2 million people visited the city for leisure and business
• They spent £4.6 billion
• The number of visitors to the city increased by 216,000 or 1% over the previous year
• There has been an increase in spend of £241m on the previous twelve months

Source: STEAM, 2009 (through Marketing Birmingham) 

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