Chinese tourists are flocking to London to take advantage of the plummeting pound with post-Brexit luxury shopping sprees, retail experts have told the Evening Standard.

Philip Guarino, Europe director at consultant China Luxury Advisors, said tourist trips were selling out.

Buyers are attracted particularly to destination stores such as Oxford Street’s Selfridges, to splurge on designer watches, handbags and shoes under one roof.

Guarino said: “There has been a significant jump in demand for travel to the UK reported by leading Chinese tour operators, with some I have heard about completely selling all availability.”

Visitors want to “buy luxury products for a better price while the pound is weak”, he added.

Selfridges said it had “seen a marked increase” in international visitors since the referendum.

VisitBritain director Patricia Yates said that China based CAISSA Touristic has seen a 20% increase in either enquiries or bookings about travel to the UK during last two months, compared to the same period last year.

Yates added: "We will be working with our partners in China to drive bookings and growth from tourism across all our nations and regions."

This will help ease worries that Brexit could weaken the UK’s image as a destination for tourists.