The annual number of short stay trips (lasting one to three nights) made abroad for holiday purposes from the United Kingdom has increased over the period between 2011 and 2019. The total number of visits for one to three nights amounted to around 10.3 million in 2019.
Number of short stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019*
(in 1,000s)
* Short stay holidays lasting one to three nights.
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 short stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671991/short-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of short stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671991/short-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of short stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671991/short-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Short Stay Holiday Visits Abroad by United Kingdom (Uk) Residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671991/short-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of short stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671991/short-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of short stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671991/short-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
