India among London's fastest growing tourism markets

Last year, 0.27 million visitors from India came to London and that figure is set to hit 0.52 million in the next eight years.

In terms of spend, visitors to London from India spent 258 million pounds ($333 million) in 2016, which is projected to rise to 721.2 million pounds ($931 million) by 2025 a 180 per cent increase, according to the data by London & Partners, the business arm of the Mayor of London's office. Besides India, the other fastest growing markets for visitors to London by 2025 include China (103 percent growth), the US (43 percent) and the UAE (43 percent).

"Visitors to the capital bring huge benefits the industry boosts London's economy, as well as supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs and showing the world that London is an open, welcoming and diverse city," said Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, at the launch of a new 'Tourism Vision for London' during the city's "Autumn Season" launch.

London's tourism industry is worth 11.6 percent of the capital's GDP and 9 percent across the UK as a whole. Tourism numbers in London are set to rise sharply, with more than 40 million people expected to visit the city by 2025.