Increase in tourism to UK from Eastern Europe

Title

Increase in tourism to UK from Eastern Europe

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

9 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:39

Description

Jason Kaye reports on an increase in tourists to the UK from Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the old Soviet Union. A number of campsites have been created in London to serve young cash-strapped European tourists. Includes interviews with Kevin Sugrue, Heart of Hackney regeneration scheme; Mischa Eligoloff, organiser of Tent City, Acton; Andy Molz(?), volunteer; vox pop with campers.

Contributors

Jason Kaye; Kevin Sugrue; Mischa Eligoloff; Andy Molz(?)

Keywords

London; UK; Great Britain; Hackney; Tourism; Eastern Europe; Camping; Acton; Tent City; Heart of Hackney; Camp sites

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