Harry Potter brings magical boost to UK tourism
The Morning Standard|June 09, 2024
SAM Thorne guides Harry Potter fans through the gothic streets of Edinburgh, where controversial author JK Rowling dreamt up the boy wizard more than three decades ago.
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Harry Potter brings magical boost to UK tourism

The Scottish capital attracts lovers of the bespectacled schoolboy from across the world, boosting the UK economy and helping generate billions of pounds in global sales of Potter-related offerings.

"Here you will encounter the tomb of Loard Voldemort," Thorne tells his tour group, in reference to the villainous dark lord of magic who murdered Harry Potter's parents when he was a baby.

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