For the first time London did not make it into the top ten of the rating of popular tourist destinations, which is compiled by ForwardKeys every year. In 2020, the city was in 11th place, according to 34travel.
Last year, the British capital was the leader in the number of bookings of tourist sites. This year, their volume was only 5% of the previous figure (although in other European capitals it is kept at 23%).
“London is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Therefore, the fact that it dropped out of the top 10 European cities tells us how devastating the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are, "
Now that the authorities have eased most of the restrictions, the city has a chance to return to the top 10.