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Ex-tourist chief is head of firm closing historic antiques market

18.02.09
A former head of Visit London is closely involved with the closure of the capital's oldest antiques market, it emerged... more

Influentials 2009

02.01.09
From finance to fashion and politics to property, the past 12 months have seen dramatic changes in who wields influence in the capital. So who are the up-and-coming power players in London this year?... more

Merton and Sugar compete to be our favourite Londoner

08.10.08
From a millionaire businessman from Hackney to a comedian who took his stage name from the borough he grew up in, they share their love of the capital... more

Head of tourist agency to step down after funding cuts

25.09.08
The chief executive of London's tourist agency is to stand down at the end of the year following a cut in funding... more

London takes over world to lure Olympic tourists

20.08.08
This is the image of London that will be broadcast to the world in the countdown to the 2012 Olympics... more

Restaurants with empty tables in tourism slump

05.08.08
London's best restaurants are the victims of a tourism slump gripping the capital... more

Credit crunch blamed for fall in visitors to London

04.08.08
A downturn in visitors in the second half of last year meant four per cent fewer tourists visited the capital, figures from Visit London show... more

Take the Tube to work? I'll catch a wave instead

03.07.08
A surfer has ditched crowded Tubes and buses and started commuting to work by board... more

'Tesco test' will help rivals but not small shops

15.02.08
A new "Tesco test" aimed at preventing towns becoming dominated by a single supermarket chain will be proposed... more

Shoppers urged to help Camden rise from ashes

15.02.08
A campaign to attract people back to Camden Town has been launched to help the market get back on its feet after the devastating fire.... more

Grandmother of all shows

13.11.07
An immense coffin, shining with gold and thousands of years old is one of the treasures being unveiled at the Tutankhamun And The Golden Age Of The Pharaohs exhibition.... more

Golden Eye celebrates Egyptian glories

12.11.07
Some of the capital's most famous landmarks are being bathed in golden light to mark the opening of the Tutankhamun exhibition.... more

Air race to take flight over Thames

04.05.07
Some of the world's best pilots will come to London to race each other just metres above the River Thames this summer.... more

Festivals attract a million more tourists

13.10.06
London's festivals and special events last month drew more than three million visits to the capital - up from two million in September 2005. ... more

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