Tourists are avoiding York, my home town – but I know how to get them back
Are they put off by the hen parties, the tea rooms or the £5-an-hour parking? No matter. It’s time for my bold new approach ... York may be falling out of fashion with tourists. The BBC reports January-to-June visitor numbers to my home town fell 8% compared with 2025, with visits to city attractions down by 17%. This inspires a cocktail of conflicting emotions – selfish relief, a bit of huffiness (how dare they…
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Are they put off by the hen parties, the tea rooms or the £5-an-hour parking? No matter. It’s time for my bold new approach ... York may be falling out of fashion with tourists. The BBC reports January-to-June visitor numbers to my home town fell 8% compared with 2025, with visits to city attractions down by 17%. This inspires a cocktail of conflicting emotions – selfish relief, a bit of huffiness (how dare they…
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