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When people come to the UK, it is mainly culture they are looking for: While 64 percent of the most popular tourist destinations on the internet are on the cultural side of things, 20 percent of the Top 25 consist of breath-taking landscapes. However, even when it comes to nature, the metropolis triumphs, www.traveldailynews.com reported.
London Calling: The British metropolis is Europe’s Online Sightseeing Capital. Social media has revolutionised tourism: selfies and digital check-ins let travellers share their experiences online instantly and thus allow family and friends to take part in their tourist adventures. But where are most selfies taken? What is the number one sightseeing spot according to Google searches? Where do most Instagrammers check in? A CheckMyBus study has proven what Londoners have long suspected: In 2015 the UK’s capital comes second to none in terms of online tourism.
CheckMyBus scanned all of Europe for the most popular sights on the internet. To come up With a ranking, we analysed the most frequently googled and the most frequently instagrammed points of interest. This resulted in a list of sights ranked according to their online popularity in 2015 – both for the UK and Europe.
15 of the UK?s Top 25 Sights are Located in London
When it comes to internet fame, London is the UK’s number one tourist destination. Big Ben takes front rank in the list of the most popular sights followed by the London Eye – in comparison to Big Ben a fairly recent addition to the London skyline, which is only a few metres away from the iconic clock tower.
All in all, 15 out of the 25 top ranked UK sights can be found in the British capital. Ranked sixth is the first non-London-based tourist attraction, namely the prehistoric standing rocks of Stonehenge located close to Amesbury. Other famous points of interest outside London are Edinburgh Castle (16), Brighton Pier (17) or Blenheim Palace in Woodstock (20).
Read the whole article at www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/69114/london-calling-the-british-metropolis and see the Top 25 of the UK’s most popular sights on the Internet, and the Top 50 of Europe most popular sights on the Internet.
Source: www.traveldailynews.com
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