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Country dialling code:44.

British Tourist Authority
Thames Tower, Black's Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9EL, UK
Tel: (020) 8846 9000. Fax: (020) 8563 0302.
E-mail: tradehelpdesk@bta.org.uk (trade enquiries only).
Website: www.visitbritain.com
Promotes Britain abroad.

English Tourism Council
Address and fax number as above. Promotes Britain within the UK.
Tel: (020) 8563 3000.
Website: www.englishtourism.org.uk

Britain Visitor Centre
1 Lower Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT, UK
Personal callers only.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1830; Sat and Sun 1000-1600 (winter); Sat and Sun 0900-1700 (summer).

Scottish Tourist Board
23 Ravelston Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 3TP, UK
Tel: (0131) 332 2433. Fax: (0131) 343 1513.
E-mail: info@visitscotland.com
Website: www.visitscotland.com

Wales Tourist Board/Bwrdd Croeso Cymru
10th Floor, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0UY, UK
Tel: (02920) 499 909. Fax: (02920) 485 031.
E-mail: info@tourism.wales.gov.uk
Website: www.visitwales.com
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 0900-1730; Fri 0900-1700.

Northern Ireland Tourist Board
St Anne's Court, 59 North Street, Belfast BT1 1NB, UK
Tel: (02890) 231 221. Fax: (02890) 240 960.
E-mail: info@nitb.com
Website: www.discovernorthernireland.com
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1715.

Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 588 6500 or 588 7800 (consular section). Fax: (202) 588 7870 (chancery) or 588 7892 (passports) or 588 7850 (visas).
Website: www.britainusa.com
Consulates general in: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York (tel: (212) 745 0200) and San Francisco.

British Tourist Authority
551 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, Suite 701, New York, NY 10176-0799, USA
Tel: (212) 986 2266 or (800) 462 2748 (toll free in USA). Fax: (212) 986 1188.
E-mail: travelinfo@bta.org.uk
Website: www.travelbritain.org

British Tourist Authority
625 North Michigan Avenue, 10th Floor, Suite 1001, Chicago, Illinois IL 60611-1977, USA
Tel: (312) 787 0464 or (800) 462 2748 (toll free in USA). Fax: (312) 787 9641.
E-mail: travelinfo@bta.org.uk
Website: www.travelbritain.org

Embassy of the United States of America
24-32 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE, UK
Tel: (020) 7499 9000.
Website: www.usembassy.org.uk
Opening hours (for telephone enquiries): Mon-Fri 0830-1730.
Consulates in: Belfast (tel: (02890) 328 239) and Edinburgh (tel: (0131) 556 8315).

American Embassy Visa Services
Tel: (09068) 200 290 (24-hour visa information line; calls cost 60p per minute).

British High Commission
80 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5K7, Canada
Tel: (613) 237 1530. Fax: (613) 237 7980.
Website: www.britain-in-canada.org
Consulates in: Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver.

British Tourist Authority
5915 Airport Road, Suite 120, Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1T1, Canada
Tel: (905) 405 1720 or (888) 847 4885 (toll free in Canada). Fax: (905) 405 1835.
E-mail: britinfo@bta.org.uk
Website: www.visitbritain.com/ca

Canadian High Commission
Immigration division: 38 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4AA, UK
Tel: (09068) 616 644 (recorded visa information; calls cost 60p per minute). Fax: (020) 7258 6506.
Website: www.canada.org.uk.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1100, excluding public holidays (personal callers only).
Cultural section: Canada House, 5 Trafalgar Square, London SW1Y 5BJ
Tel: (020) 7258 6600. Fax: (020) 7258 6333.