This statistic shows the total spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, broken down by purpose of trip. Visits to see friends or relatives in the UK resulted in spending of nearly 2.95 billion British pounds.
Spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by purpose of trip
(in billion GBP)
Characteristic
Spending in billion GBP
Holiday
5.65
Business
2.84
Visiting friends or relatives
2.95
Miscellaneous
950
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Spending in billion GBP5.655.652.842.842.952.95950950HolidayBusinessVisiting friends or relativesMiscellaneous
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The figures represent the annual estimates of European residents' spending on visits to the United Kingdom, based on interviews with passengers upon entering or leaving the UK by the main air, sea and tunnel routes. Europe includes European Union member states as well as Russia and Turkey.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287803/expenditures-by-visitors-from-europe-in-the-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287803/expenditures-by-visitors-from-europe-in-the-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287803/expenditures-by-visitors-from-europe-in-the-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending by Visitors from Europe on Travel to The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Purpose of Trip (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287803/expenditures-by-visitors-from-europe-in-the-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287803/expenditures-by-visitors-from-europe-in-the-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Spending by visitors from Europe on travel to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287803/expenditures-by-visitors-from-europe-in-the-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
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