Predicting tourist numbers to reach 30.7 million in 2012, the UK’s leading tourism body has anticipated numbers in excess of2011 stats, but noted that due to this summer’s events, numbers will be more difficult to predict.

’2012 is an extremely difficult year to predict due to Britain hosting both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,’ the report stated.

Also,Visit Britain stated that the continuing global economic unrest will contribute to fluctuating tourism numbers throughoutthe year.

‘Add to this the exceptional degree of global economic uncertainty that exists at the present time and it is clear that attracting just shy of 31 million visitors during the coming year will be a good outcome,’ the report continued.

Despite the conservativeestimate for inbound tourism in the UK, the report showed that Britain welcomed over 1 million more tourists in Nov 2012 than Nov 2008, suggesting that numbershave now stabilised and will therefore continue to rise.

Growing numbers of long-haul tourists combined with an increasing periodof stay has helped drive demand for hotel rooms.

This upwardtrend in inbound tourism to the UK has sparked a growinginterest with property developers seeking to get involved with hotel property investments and target the investors who what to buy a hotel room.

London, which is commonlyregarded as Europe’s strongest city for private investment in hotels according to BNP Paribas, is an attractive destinationwith developers and investors, offering investors higher yields than other UK tourism hotspots.

London Hotel Property Investment

The London Excel HotelProperty Investment is an exciting new UK buy-to-let investment opportunity offering individual investors the option to enter the lucrativeLondon hotel sector at an accessible level.

Operated under a world leading brand and hotel operator, the hotel is situated within the Royal Group of Docks in East London which was designated a “Special Enterprise Zone” in 2011. The siteof the hotel development is arounda mile from London’s City airport and 5 minutes from London’s Excel Exhibition Centre, the biggest in London. The 02 Arena is justminutes away and tourist attractions such as the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Observatory and also Canary Wharf are easilyaccessible by tube or bus.