London Business Leader Based in NYC Honored For Global Achievements

• The UK capital’s latest initiative, Opportunity London, introduces a unique Investment Prospectus detailing 12 active projects valued over US$12 billion
• The venture presents substantial untapped investment opportunities for Asia Pacific investors across six key asset classes – Low Carbon, Life Sciences, Leisure & Culture, Logistics & Light Industrial, Living, and Learning & Institutions
• London is further bolstered by the new UK Government's commitment to economic stability, tax incentives, and infrastructure development

New report released ahead of London Life Sciences Week ranks UK capital as world’s #3 city for life sciences — above San Francisco and Singapore — with London’s health research environment rated best globally, and Mayor of London hailing sector “key pillar of London’s economy.”

• London #1 source city and #2 destination city globally for AI-related Foreign Direct Investment
• New analysis released on eve of GROW Summit, a 3-day tech conference for scale-up founders and investors

• Paddington becomes Visit London’s first ever Welcome Ambassador ahead of new film launch, Paddington in Peru, developed, produced and distributed by STUDIOCANAL
• Visitors and Londoners can now pay a visit to Paddington in London as new mural unveiled in South Bank
• The third film following the adventures of the iconic bear, Paddington in Peru, is in UK cinemas on 8^th November

The new pop-up shop, Visit London Tickets, will sell tickets for top London shows, tours, and experiences - plus gifts and souvenirs

• This marks a 32% increase from the same period, with revenue rising from $157 million (£120m)
• North America is still the biggest market, bringing in over 40% of all revenue

• New partnership aims to foster talent and knowledge exchange
• Commencing ahead of UK delegation at BioJapan 2024

• London has been ranked second best city in Europe, for having the most highly rated walking and biking tours
• London revealed to have almost 1,500 walking and biking tours – coming in third place in the world for the most total amount
• UK capital ranked 29^th ‘dryest’ in the world – with cities including Paris, New Delhi and Istanbul recorded as having a higher average rainfall

• A new fan-designed mural of Taylor Swift has been unveiled in Shoreditch this morning
• The artist, Kate Claxton, a 22-year old ‘Swiftie’ and illustrator from the UK, was selected as part of a fan competition run by Visit London and Global Street Art
• The mural will remain in situ for ‘Swifties’ travelling to London this week for the second leg of London Eras Tour shows

• Visit London and Global Street Art launch mural competition, giving Swifties the chance to have their fan artwork of Taylor Swift displayed in central London

• The Eras Tour returns to London this August, with the capital city hosting the most shows and Swift becoming the first solo artist to host 8 nights at Wembley Stadium

• With entries open to the UK and EU, the winner will receive a trip to London to unveil their artwork in August

• London is hosting more performances of Taylor Swift's record-breaking The Eras Tour than any other city in the world, with nearly 700,000 people attending
• Tourists attending the London gigs are set to boost the capital’s economy by £300m
• New poll shows more people would consider travelling to London for a music event than other international or UK cities
• Capital celebrates Taylor’s first performance at Wembley Stadium on Friday night with murals, a special Tube map, a Taylor trail and a wide series of events across London’s fantastic venues