The number of trips made abroad to visit friends or relatives from the United Kingdom (UK) using air travel has increased over the period between 2010 and 2019. Around 20.5 million trips were made by air in 2019 for the purpose of visiting family and friends outside the UK.
Number of overseas trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by air travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019*
(in 1000s)
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.
The data for 2019 was produced using a new improved estimation method. Figures from 2009 to 2018 shown here have been revised according to the new method. The impact of the improved methodology can be viewed here.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of overseas trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by air travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019* (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580161/number-of-family-and-friends-visits-by-air-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of overseas trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by air travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019* (in 1000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580161/number-of-family-and-friends-visits-by-air-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of overseas trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by air travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019* (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580161/number-of-family-and-friends-visits-by-air-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Overseas Trips to Visit Friends or Relatives Abroad by Air Travel from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2019* (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580161/number-of-family-and-friends-visits-by-air-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of overseas trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by air travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019* (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580161/number-of-family-and-friends-visits-by-air-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of overseas trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by air travel from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019* (in 1000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580161/number-of-family-and-friends-visits-by-air-united-kingdom-uk/
