Harry Potter offers magical boost to British tourism

Edinburgh draws Harry Potter fans worldwide, boosting the British economy with billions in global sales of Potter-related items. Photo: AFP

Sam Thorne guides Harry Potter fans through the gothic streets of Edinburgh, where controversial author JK Rowling dreamt up the boy wizard more than three decades ago.

The Scottish capital attracts lovers of the bespectacled schoolboy from across the world, boosting the British economy and helping generate billions of pounds in global sales of Potter-related offerings.