By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 03:36 EST, 1 June 2013 | UPDATED: 03:36 EST, 1 June 2013 Argentinian tourists have staged a British invasion, with record numbers flying in to the UK in the last year. The influx of more than 100,000 visitors – up more than a quarter year-on-year - comes despite renewed tensions between the two countries over the status of the Falkland Islands. Attempts by Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to stoke anti-British feeling have failed to stop her compatriots from spending a record £104million during holidays and business trips in 2012. Record: More than 100,000 visitors from Argentina travelled to the UK last year, spending more than £100million and staying for a total of 1.07million nights
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103,500 visits from Argentina in 2012 - up 27% year-on-year
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They stayed in the UK for a total of 1.07million nights - an 84% rise
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Visitors from Argentina spent £101million, up from just £40million in 2011
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President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has stepped up claim to Islands
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