Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, tourism in Great Britain was significantly limited between March 2020 and March 2021, resulting in a lack of data collection for that period. With the ease of the travel restrictions, domestic trips in the region recovered. Between April and December 2021, the South West of England recorded the highest number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain, with around 16 million journeys. Over the same period, the South East of England reported the second-highest figure, with roughly 15.6 million domestic overnight trips.
Number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by region of destination
(in millions)
¹ Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 data is missing, and 2021 figures only refer to the period from April to December. In 2021, the source changed the survey method from face-to-face interviews to online surveys. It then mentioned that these reasons limit the comparability of 2021 data with figures published up to 2019.
² The survey, carried out weekly, asks respondents about overnight trips taken in Great Britain during the previous four weeks. While the annual target sample is 60,000, the number of respondents from April to December 2021 was 47,008. However, the sample size used for trip estimation was lower than the number of interviews, as not every respondent had made an eligible overnight trip.
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VisitBritain. (October 25, 2022). Number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by region of destination (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800537/domestic-trips-by-region-visited-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain. "Number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by region of destination (in millions)." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800537/domestic-trips-by-region-visited-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain. (2022). Number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by region of destination (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800537/domestic-trips-by-region-visited-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain. "Number of Domestic Overnight Trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by Region of Destination (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800537/domestic-trips-by-region-visited-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain, Number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by region of destination (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800537/domestic-trips-by-region-visited-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain in 2019 and 2021, by region of destination (in millions) [Graph], VisitBritain, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/800537/domestic-trips-by-region-visited-great-britain-uk/