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Though Britain is a logical destination for hijackers seeking asylum, it is also home of the Special Air Services, a commando unit trained to deal with hijackings.
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Spain is Britain's top tourist destination, with about 12 million people heading for the country each year.
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In the 1980s Britain ranked fourth as a destination for expansionist European retailers, according to a survey by Jones Lang LaSalle, a property consultancy.
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Allied with canny policies to free up the City of London and attract inward investment, Britain became the number one destination for overseas investment.
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America is easily the favourite destination for students going abroad, followed by Britain, Germany and Denmark.
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Britain, the No. 1 destination for U.S. travelers, was hard-hit then and is likely to be hard-hit now.
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Notwithstanding Britain's popularity as a destination for inward investment, many foreign businessmen still think the British economy is hamstrung by high inflation and bad industrial relations.
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What we don't want is for this to be a hugely attractive destination for people who only want a passage to Britain.
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Britain may not look as attractive a destination a second time around.
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Most market watchers believe that Britain ranks below Australia and New Zealand as a destination for cheap borrowed funds.
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