More than six million residents of the European Union visited the United Kingdom for business purposes in 2019. The most popular reason to visit the UK for EU nationals was vacation, with nearly 9.56 million visits made that year.
Number of visits from the European Union to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose
(in 1,000s)
These figures represent the annual estimates of overseas travel to the United Kingdom, based on interviews with passengers upon entering or leaving the UK by the main air, sea and tunnel routes.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of visits from the European Union to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616822/number-of-visits-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of visits from the European Union to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616822/number-of-visits-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of visits from the European Union to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616822/number-of-visits-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Visits from The European Union to The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Travel Purpose (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616822/number-of-visits-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of visits from the European Union to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616822/number-of-visits-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of visits from the European Union to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616822/number-of-visits-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/