Looking to treat your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Home to over 15,000 romantic restaurants and more than 3,000 lush parks to stroll through together, a visit to London is a must-do on the official day of love.

• Visit London picks the top east and south-east Asian places to shop, dine and stay
• The festival is back underway for the first time since the covid pandemic
• Celebrations come at a perfect time as travel restrictions in China have been lifted

• London tech firms attract $19.8bn in VC funding in 2022 despite economic downturn 
• UK capital tops European investment tables and ranks fourth globally  
• London sees strong investment into high growth sectors – including more fintech VC funding than any other city  
• Investors establish record amounts of undeployed capital in London  

• UK capital comes to life this winter with the coolest line-up of Christmas pop-ups and food markets
• Immerse yourself in the world-famous festive lights that adorn London’s most iconic landmarks and shopping districts
• Enjoy enchanting days out with all the family with ice skating and festive shows aplenty

• Visit London picks the top 10 festive window displays everyone must visit this winter season

• Leading brands such as Selfridges London. and Harvey Nichols return with magical Christmas store fronts

• Window decorations add to West End’s majestic Christmas lights

• New research shows UK capital is top European hub for immersive tech funding  
• Global investment into immersive tech set to reach record levels in 2022 
• Metaverse, AR and VR technologies powering immersive tech growth  

• 46% of the high-growth scale ups selected are led or founded by female entrepreneurs  
• This year’s companies were chosen from across the UK, and 42% of the cohort were founded outside of the capital  
• Cohort of scale-ups provide major boost to UK economy, employing around 1,500 full-time employees  

• UK travellers feel increasingly comfortable booking a London city-break following the pandemic  
• Two thirds of Brits are proud of their capital city, according to new poll 
• Brits care about green travel but need better signposting from the tourism industry  
• London & Partners, the destination agency for London, launches new Tourism Vision to reshape city’s tourism industry by 2030 

• Sadiq Khan met with global retail investors as the city bids to reinvent London’s West End following the pandemic

• 16 leading international retail brands are taking part in a three-day trade mission to explore expansion opportunities in London 

• Latest data reveals London’s West End continues to show strong signs of recovery, with year-to-date sales in the district increasing by 109% in comparison to 2021

• London scales its capacity for meetings, events and accommodation with large volume of new hotels and venues  
• New sustainable options at centre of London’s MICE offering  
• Opening of exceptional new railway and additional flight routes further improves city’s connectivity