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Glasgow and Edinburgh have finished top of a list of the UK's top tourism hotspots for 2018.

The two cities finished above London in the table, compiled by Best Western.

The research used booking data from Best Western's 250 independent properties across Britain, combined with YouGov and Google search data.

The majority of the top five was dominated by big cities, suggesting a move away from picturesque locations and more towards city breaks.

Les Asplen, managing director of Best Western Great Britain, said: "The top 10 as highlighted by our research should be on every must visit list in 2018 and as the largest collection of independent hotels in Great Britain we are proud to have brilliantly different places to check into, before checking out the locations on the list.”

Best Western's top 10 UK destinations 1. Glasgow 2. Edinburgh 3. London 4. Manchester 5. Bath 6. Brighton and Hove 7. North Yorkshire 8. Devon 9. Cornwall 10. Dorset

The findings reveal staycations are on the up and international travellers are increasingly seeing the UK as an attractive holiday destination, with a peak in demand from international visitors beginning in April.

According to UK Travel and Tourism data from ONS, visits to the UK by overseas travellers saw a 5 per cent increase in 2017, whilst international travel by UK residents fell by 3 per cent.