ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, vˈɪzɪɾɚz tə lˈʌndən spˈɛnt pˈaʊnd nˈaɪn.fˈoːɹ bˈɪliən, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ lˈɪɾəl mˈoːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ʌvðə tˈoʊɾəl ɐmˈaʊnt ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl vˈɪzɪɾɚz spˈɛnt ɪnðə hˈoʊl ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ.
In 2011, visitors to London spent £9.4 billion, which is a little more than half of the total amount international visitors spent in the whole of the United Kingdom the same year.