article_snippet: the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva) members saw a 6.5 per cent increase in visits in 2014 compared with 2013, thanks in part to Great War centenary commemorations, including the celebrated poppy display at the Tower of London, and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
article_snippet: I galleries, soared 153 per cent to 914,774.
article_snippet: Alva director Bernard Donoghue said: ‘I am delighted that our members' figures are going from strength to strength.
article_snippet: Looking forward to our 2015 figures, our are confident that our 2015 figures will rise again with the anticipated increase in overseas visitors this year.
highlights_snippet: Alva's 2,200 members saw a 6.5 per cent increase in visits in 2014 .
  
highlights_snippet: Great War centenary commemorations contributed to a 6.5 per cent increase in visits in 2014 .
  