The spending of travelers on holiday visits to the United Kingdom has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. Around 13.3 billion British pounds was spent by people traveling to the UK for holiday purposes in 2019.
Spending of overseas holiday visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019
(in billion GBP)
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.
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). Spending of overseas holiday visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616867/inbound-holiday-travel-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending of overseas holiday visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616867/inbound-holiday-travel-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Spending of overseas holiday visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616867/inbound-holiday-travel-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending of Overseas Holiday Visitors to The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2019 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616867/inbound-holiday-travel-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending of overseas holiday visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616867/inbound-holiday-travel-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Spending of overseas holiday visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616867/inbound-holiday-travel-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
