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The UK is drawing in droves of visitors as continental Europe suffers from soaring holiday prices and fears of terror attacks.

In the wake of the vote to leave the EU the value of sterling fell – making Britain a bargain for tourists.

London tourism boss Bernard Donoghue said bookings from foreign visitors are up 18% on this time last year.

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And the number of Brits on holiday in the nation’s capital is up 11%.

Mr Donoghue said: “We know people are responding well to the London Is Open campaign.”

Brits are also travelling to adventurous locations off the beaten track which are seen to be safe from terrorism.

Holidays in Cuba, Finland, Iceland, Nepal and even Burma have seen a sudden burst of interest.

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The sunny sands of Cuba and the ex-eastern bloc country of Bulgaria are proving particularly popular.

Bulgaria boasts beautiful Black Sea beaches and cheap-as-chips currency.

And in Cuba five-star hotels are a steal at £100 a night.

Michael Healy of Thomas Cook said: “This year we’ve been able to remix our holiday programme, taking 1.2million bookings from Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia to Spain or other destinations. The Canaries are up 27%, long-haul is up 40%.”

This comes hours after a holidaymaker who was bitten by a shark at one of Spain’s Costa Blanca beaches was treated in hospital.