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New figures uncovered by Sarah Teather MP suggest that the impact to the tourist industry is now anticipated to be £500m. - Liberal democrats

In the weekend after the first bombing there was a 20% reduction in shoppers in central London, and Shoppers' numbers on Thursday fell back to about 75% of the previous year's level. - BBC news

The World Travel & Tourism Council Crisis Committee has predicted that U.K. visitor arrivals in 2005 might decline by approximately 588,000 from the previously forecast 30.95 million - foxnews.com

"I think the most sensitive nature of the economy is going to be tourism," said Philip Shaw, U.K. chief economist at Investec Bank. "I think it's fair to say that tourists will be put off London." - foxnews.com

VisitBritain spokesman Elliott Frisby said that after the first attacks, there was a small number of cancellations or postponement of trips and "Yesterday's events are going to have a serious impact on tourism," Frisby said. "I think it's going to become a lot more serious for the industry."- foxnews.com

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