The number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom rose in 2022 over the previous year but remained significantly lower than in years prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While inbound tourist visits from China peaked at over one million in 2019, they sunk to just 17 thousand in 2021, then increased slightly to 73 thousand in 2022.
Number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 26, 2023). Number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/515789/chinese-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515789/chinese-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515789/chinese-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Tourist Visits from China to The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515789/chinese-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515789/chinese-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/515789/chinese-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/