A CITYTRIP TO LONDON Kai Ovaere, Lennert Vermeulen, Nathalie Demol, Julie Boucquez, Karl Van Nieuwenhove

Transport to London  Shuttle  Ferry  TGV  Plane

The Shuttle

The ferry  90 minutes  Minimum € 29 (Seafrance)  Minimum € 42 (P & O)

The Eurostar

The Plane

The plane

The overnight  Hotels  Bed and breakfasts  Appartments  Youth hostels ( = 10 à 12 pound)

Eating and drinking  In the city: 20 pound  Paddington: 12 pound  Curry is popular  Popular dishes:  Fish and chips  Breakfast ( = bacon, eggs, toasts, white beans in tomato sauce)

Transport in London  The underground  The bus  Cab  Your own car

The underground  63 stations  06:30 – 01:00

The bus

Cab  Minimum 2,20 pound  Dependent of the distance and the minutes

London Tower Bridge  Tower Bridge is a combined bascule  Iconic symbol

Harrods  Harrods is an upmarket department  The store occupies a 5- acre (20,000 m2) site  Over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it  Biggest department store in Europe.

Big Ben  Nickname for the great bell of the Elizabeth Tower  Holds the largest four- faced chiming clock in the world

Buckingham palace  Official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch  Located in the City of Westminster

Oxford street  Major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London  Europe's busiest shoppingstreet  As of 2011 it had approximately 300 shops  Oxford Street runs for approximately one and a half miles (two and a half kilometres)

London dungeon  Museum that recreates various gory and horrifying historical events in a grimly comedic style.

West end  The land of the musical.

Regent’s park  One of the most impressive Royal parks in England  Total surface area of 2 km²

Imperial war museum  National military museum

Wembley  Home of the national team of England  Renovated in 2000

Other famous buildings

Impact of tourism on economy  Tourism is a major contribution of London’s economy  13 % of London’s workforce is employed because of tourism  Tourism in London generated 490 million dollars of direct economic activity

Most visited city in the world  It’s the most visited city by foreigners with 15.6 million international visitors a year  It comes before Bangkok & Paris

Tourism spending in London (in thousands)

Impact on employment

How stimulate tourism?  Public transport they offer  Cable cars over the Thames  They hoped to stimulate it with the Olympics 2012

A CITYTRIP TO LONDON Kai Ovaere Lennert Vermeulen Nathalie Demol Julie BoucquezKarl Van Nieuwenhove