Brexit all bad? Tourists lap up plunging pound for bargain visits


  • World
  • Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016

Chinese tourist Jasper Zhang poses for a portrait on New Bond Street in London, Britain October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

LONDON (Reuters) - When the pound plunged this month on new worries about Brexit, New Yorkers Derek Hotter and Ian Clark hopped on a plane for an impromptu holiday in Britain.

Record numbers of dollar-, yuan- and euro-rich tourists eager to snatch a bargain could be a silver lining after the sharp decline in sterling since Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 23.

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