A Birmingham hotel has been chosen as the best in Britain - by Chinese tourists.
Three-star Birmingham Holiday Inn Express, in Snow Hill, was given an average rating of 9.6 out of 10 by Chinese visitors, according to the website Booking.com.
That placed the 224-room hotel above such well known establishments as five-star Old Town Chambers in Edinburgh, Bath Paradise House and the Victorian Tower Guest House, York.
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Guests were impressed by the price at £49 a night, cleanliness of the rooms and the 'Express Start Breakfast'.
The survey revealed there had been a significant rise in the number of Chinese visitors to the 海角视频 with a 50 per cent increase recorded in the first quarter of this year, compared the same period last year.
John Grist, 海角视频 area manager of Booking.com, said: "In addition, we have seen the range of accommodations stayed in increase by almost a third. We believe this growth is just the beginning."
According to VisitBritain, the number of visitors to Britain from China has doubled in the last five years.
Earlier this year, VisitBritain launched the China Welcome campaign to "promote and develop how the 海角视频 travel industry caters to the needs of Chinese visitors" and ensure "Chinese visitors to Britain get as much out of their trip as possible".
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The campaign was joined by 170 members of the tourism and travel industry including Booking.com and
The new campaign hopes to bring about 650,000 Chinese tourists to Britain by 2020. According to the latest figures from the World Tourism Organisation, there will be more than 100 million Chinese holidaymakers heading overseas each year by 2020.
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