The number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom grew significantly in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the previous year, after falling dramatically with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the annual increase, total outbound visits from the UK remained below pre-pandemic levels, reaching around 15.3 million between January and March 2023.
Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023
(in millions)
The source specifies that no data were collected from the second to the fourth quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Figures for that period have been estimated based on models using passenger numbers and IPS trend data.
Data for 2021 and the first two quarters of 2022 exclude the Eurotunnel. Data collection from Dover restarted in the third quarter of 2021.
2021 figures do not include movements across the Irish land border.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572966/visits-abroad-quarterly-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 (in millions)." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572966/visits-abroad-quarterly-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572966/visits-abroad-quarterly-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Visits Abroad from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Quarter 2015 to 1st Quarter 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572966/visits-abroad-quarterly-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572966/visits-abroad-quarterly-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/572966/visits-abroad-quarterly-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
