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London is threatened with losing out as a “must” destination for young travellers who want to study, tour and work here, a report has warned.

The youth, student and educational travel sector is worth £22 billion a year to the UK and the annual total of 14.9 million young foreign visitors is 38 per cent of all tourists.

But the British Educational Travel Association says visa restrictions, high accommodation costs and a perceived hostility towards foreigners since the Brexit vote mean one in five young people initially wanting to come here pick other destinations.

Last year the number of young tourists dropped to below 2014 levels, and the number of English language students fell by nine per cent.