Scotland: Foreign Tourists

Who comes?	In recent years around 1.5 million overseas visitors per year USA 27 % Australia 7 % Germany 16 % Italy 5 % Irish Republic 10 % Netherlands 4 % France 10 % Spain 3 % Canada 8 % Japan 3 %
Why do they come?	They say.... 1) Scenery 2) Friendly locals 3) History
What do they see?	Top tourist attractions in Scotland (more or less in order for recent years): Edinburgh Castle Kelvingrove Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh Glasgow Botanical Gardens Edinburgh Zoo Scottish United Services Museum, Edinburgh Museum of Transport, Glasgow Deep Sea World, N Queensferry, Fife Stirling Castle New Lanark Industrial Village Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness Glenturret Distillery, Crieff, Perthshire

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