This statistic shows the estimated direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by event type. Approximately 19.2 billion British pounds of direct spending on the sector is on conferences and meetings. In total the events sector is worth 41.2 billion British pounds.
Direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by event type
(in billion GBP)
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Tourism Alliance. (September 16, 2019). Direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by event type (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426464/direct-spending-in-the-events-sector-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tourism Alliance. "Direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by event type (in billion GBP)." Chart. September 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426464/direct-spending-in-the-events-sector-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tourism Alliance. (2019). Direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by event type (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426464/direct-spending-in-the-events-sector-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tourism Alliance. "Direct Spending in The Events Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2017, by Event Type (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426464/direct-spending-in-the-events-sector-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tourism Alliance, Direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by event type (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426464/direct-spending-in-the-events-sector-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Direct spending in the events sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2017, by event type (in billion GBP) [Graph], Tourism Alliance, September 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/426464/direct-spending-in-the-events-sector-in-the-united-kingdom/
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