This statistic illustrates the percentage change in visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018 to selected destinations hit by terror attacks in recent years. Tunisia experienced the biggest fall in tourism from the UK, with visits down by 85.4 percent in 2016 compared to 2015. In 2015, a mass shooting occurred in a tourist resort in Sousse, Tunisia, in which 30 British people were killed. In 2018, Tunisia experienced a significant increase in tourism again, reaching approximately 640 percent.
Percentage change in visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 and 2018, by destinations hit by terror attacks
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 24, 2019). Percentage change in visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 and 2018, by destinations hit by terror attacks [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/736087/change-in-uk-travel-to-terror-hit-destinations/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage change in visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 and 2018, by destinations hit by terror attacks ." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736087/change-in-uk-travel-to-terror-hit-destinations/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Percentage change in visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 and 2018, by destinations hit by terror attacks . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736087/change-in-uk-travel-to-terror-hit-destinations/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage Change in Visits Abroad from The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016 and 2018, by Destinations Hit by Terror Attacks ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736087/change-in-uk-travel-to-terror-hit-destinations/
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Percentage change in visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 and 2018, by destinations hit by terror attacks [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/736087/change-in-uk-travel-to-terror-hit-destinations/
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