UK urged to ease up on visa curbs

Michael Ward, the managing director of the upmarket London department store Harrods, is lobbying authorities to remove roadblocks that hinder travel from China to Britain.

This comes as a clampdown on graft has caused luxury sales in China to sag while the consumption patterns of Chinese shoppers shift at the London store.

Ward said he thinks revenue would be higher for all British retailers if visa issuances for Chinese tourists were brought into line with the rest of Europe.