Middle Eastern shoppers will save in central London

Just a few weeks before the start of Ramadan last year, one of the British newspapers described its main economic theme as "Middle Eastern shoppers will save in central London." Their expectations are confirmed, especially as shops rely heavily on Arab visitors and shoppers who spend 15 times more than British citizens.

And the proportion of sales in shops, thanks to the Arab tourist in the past five years at a rate of 20 per cent, because the visits of Arabs are no longer limited to the summer only, and no longer have a specific timing, today sees the Arabs in London in all seasons and times, Some of them come to it because of the work and others come because of the study, it remains one of the most important cities for the Arab visitor, which places shopping on the top of the agenda of his visit during travel of any nature, and undoubtedly Britain in general and London in particular from the most important destinations Promotes shopping tourism and makes visitors more popular Shops and a variety of options and reasonable prices especially that the pound sterling fell slightly, helping to attract tourists from all parts of the world.

"The Middle East and China are one of the most important markets for purchasing power," said Sylvie Ferod Bekafans, sales manager at Byster Village. "The mall, which sells global brands, "The Arab shopper is always interested in us, and we are always looking for a way to get the most out of the world," she said. Make what suits him » Among the attendees was Katharine Witty, Head of Commercial Operations at Harrods. "Shopping is one of the most important activities a traveler would like to visit in London, and 58 per cent of the visits include Harrods shopping trips and shops. Tourist visits to London, "and the Arab tourist says Witty" He has a taste and is very interested in buying luxury products of clothes and accessories, perfumes and handbags .. ".

Last year British tourists spent £ 4.5 billion (about $ 7 billion), and the London Fashion Week recently achieved global success. According to a recent study, Britain was among the most important Tourist destinations with a view to shopping.

The British National Tourism Agency estimated the number of tourists who visited Britain last year at 18 million, spending 4.5 billion pounds, which means that 25 percent of spending has been put into shopping in shops and shopping centers in the country.

Other reports indicate that the visitor's spending is up to £ 680 per trip, which exceeds the worldwide standard of £ 580. Eighty-one percent of visitors to Britain come for shopping in London and other major cities.