Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom bounced back in 2022, after shrinking with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the sharp annual increase, the expenditure on outbound vacations from the UK remained below pre-pandemic levels, amounting to roughly 40.2 billion British pounds in 2022. That year, the number of holiday visits abroad from the United Kingdom totaled nearly 46 million.
Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022
(in million GBP)
2020 data was not available due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 2021 data excludes the Eurotunnel and the Irish border.
Figures can be found under tab 3.03 of the source's Excel file.
Estimates based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). Interviews are conducted with passengers arriving and departing from the country and include visits for all purposes, including for vacation, business, study, visiting friends and family, and other leisure purposes.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 26, 2023). Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/578962/holiday-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/578962/holiday-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/578962/holiday-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending on Holiday Visits Abroad by Residents of The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2022 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/578962/holiday-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/578962/holiday-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Spending on holiday visits abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/578962/holiday-spending-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/