This statistic shows a distribution of leisure day visits (lasting three hours of more) made by residents in Great Britain in 2019, by the main activity undertaken. The survey illustrates that 26 percent of leisure days out were for the purpose of visiting friends or family. Eating out was the main activity of 10 percent of residents. Day trips classed as tourism visits produced similar results in terms of main activities undertaken.
Main activities undertaken on leisure day visits lasting three hours or more in Great Britain in 2019*
* The data covers leisure day visits or excursions away from home (but in the UK) that last three hours or more and involve at least one leisure activity (as defined by the source), e.g. going for a meal, visiting friends etc. Data on day visits classed as tourism trips (i.e. to a destination away from the respondents' home or workplace and not undertaken 'very regularly' can be found here. ** GBDVS 2019 was undertaken using an online methodology with a total of 35,746 interviews conducted with adults aged 16 and over who were resident in England, Scotland and Wales during 52 weekly survey waves.
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VisitBritain. (September 1, 2020). Main activities undertaken on leisure day visits lasting three hours or more in Great Britain in 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797422/great-britain-main-leisure-activities-on-day-trips-three-hours-or-more/
VisitBritain. "Main activities undertaken on leisure day visits lasting three hours or more in Great Britain in 2019*." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797422/great-britain-main-leisure-activities-on-day-trips-three-hours-or-more/
VisitBritain. (2020). Main activities undertaken on leisure day visits lasting three hours or more in Great Britain in 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797422/great-britain-main-leisure-activities-on-day-trips-three-hours-or-more/
VisitBritain. "Main Activities Undertaken on Leisure Day Visits Lasting Three Hours or More in Great Britain in 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797422/great-britain-main-leisure-activities-on-day-trips-three-hours-or-more/
VisitBritain, Main activities undertaken on leisure day visits lasting three hours or more in Great Britain in 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797422/great-britain-main-leisure-activities-on-day-trips-three-hours-or-more/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Main activities undertaken on leisure day visits lasting three hours or more in Great Britain in 2019* [Graph], VisitBritain, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797422/great-britain-main-leisure-activities-on-day-trips-three-hours-or-more/
