ocr: Tourism 1S among the UK's most important industries and: a growing source of employment. London, with its art galleries, theaters and historical buildings,remains the major destination. However, many visitors choose to - bypass the capital and head straight for the Roman splendors ofBath, the Shakespearean theater of Stratford-upon-Avon, medieval York or the Highlands of Scotland. Americans are the main visitors to the UK, although fear ofterrorism andi recession in the USA have recently dissuadedsome from malng the trip.