Spending on visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom grew sharply in 2022 over the previous year, after shrinking due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2022, holidays accounted for the highest outbound expenditure, with spending on vacations abroad amounting to nearly 40.2 billion British pounds. Despite the significant annual increase, this figure was seven percent lower than in 2019.
Spending on visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in million GBP)
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Overview
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Outbound holidays
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- Premium Statistic Outbound tourism visits from the UK 2019-2022, by purpose
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Domestic holidays
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- Premium Statistic Domestic tourism trips in Great Britain 2018-2022, by purpose
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Planning and booking
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- Premium Statistic Preferred methods to book the next overseas holiday in the UK October 2022
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Travel behavior
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- Premium Statistic Share of Britons taking days of holiday 2019-2023, by number of days
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons who did not take any holiday days 2019-2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons who did not take any holiday days 2019-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards traveling in the UK 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 26, 2023). Spending on visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289749/total-global-travel-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending on visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in million GBP)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289749/total-global-travel-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Spending on visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289749/total-global-travel-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending on Visits Abroad from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2019 to 2022, by Purpose (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289749/total-global-travel-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending on visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289749/total-global-travel-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-by-purpose-of-trip/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Spending on visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289749/total-global-travel-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-by-purpose-of-trip/