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

2 Transport to London  Shuttle  Ferry  TGV  Plane

3 The Shuttle

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

6 The Eurostar

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8 The Plane

9 The plane

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

11 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)

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

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

14 The bus

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

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

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18 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.

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

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

21 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)

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

24 West end  The land of the musical.

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

26 Imperial war museum  National military museum

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

28 Other famous buildings

29 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

30 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

31 Tourism spending in London (in thousands)

32 Impact on employment

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

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


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