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Theme: Travel and Transport

Value of visits to the UK from overseas in 2012
£18.6 billion
2012
Increase in overnight visits to London from overseas
1.2 million
2009 to 2012
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Visits to UK 31.1 million
Visits abroad 56.5 million
Fall in visits to UK excluding London 0.5 million
UK Travel trends 2012

UK Travel Trends 2012

An infographic showing visits to and from the UK in 2012
UK Travel trends 2012

UK Travel Trends 2012

An infographic showing visits to and from the UK in 2012
Visits from abroad to London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

Visits from abroad to London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

Infographic displaying visits and spend associated with London 2012.
Regional employment in tourism

Video Summary: The Geography of Tourism Employment

A short video about the geography of tourism employment in the UK in 2011
Method of Travel to work

Video Summary: Method of Travel to Work in England and Wales

A short video about method of travel to work in England and Wales
Visits to the UK for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics
698,000 Olympics/Paralympics-related visits to the UK in 2012
Driving is the most common travel to work method
What the 2011 Census tells us about travel to work in England and Wales
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Key Publications

Statistical bulletin: Overseas Travel and Tourism, April 2013 13-Jun-2013
Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Report: Overseas Travel And Tourism, Q3 2012 10-Jan-2013
This report contains estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits. The estimates are derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) conducted by ONS at all major air and Eurostar ports in the UK as well as on sea and Eurotunnel routes into and out of the UK.
Report: Travel Trends, 2012 19-Apr-2013
Presents the annual estimates of overseas travel and tourism based on interviews conducted with passengers as they enter or leave the UK by the principal air, sea and tunnel routes.

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  • Measuring National Well-being 13-Jun-2013
    This article analyses by age two of the current measures of national well-being: ‘satisfaction with income’ and ‘those who are finding their financial situation quite or very difficult’ and their effects on and their relationship to well-being. There will also be some indication of change in perceived financial situation over time and other characteristics of individuals. The data used will be from Understanding Society, the UKHLS.
  • Overseas Travel and Tourism, April 2013 13-Jun-2013
    Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
  • Characteristics of Workers in Tourism, 2011 06-Jun-2013
    This report charts the characteristics of workers in tourism characteristic industries in 2011 using data from the Annual Population Survey. The report provides breakdowns of age, sex, ethnicity, nationality, and qualifications of workers in these industries.
  • Overseas Travel and Tourism, March 2013 09-May-2013
    Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
  • Information paper - Annual Business Survey (ABS): Exporters and importers in Great Britain, 2011 (Pdf 362Kb) 30-Apr-2013
    Information note
  • Travel Trends, 2012 19-Apr-2013
    Presents the annual estimates of overseas travel and tourism based on interviews conducted with passengers as they enter or leave the UK by the principal air, sea and tunnel routes.
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Key Data

Reference table: Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism, April 2013 (Excel sheet 115Kb) 13-Jun-2013
Data Tables 1-5 of Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism Statistical Bulletin. These tables provide seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Reference table: Overseas Travel And Tourism, Q3 2012 (Excel sheet 835Kb) 10-Jan-2013
Data tables 1-29 of Quarterly Overseas Travel and Tourism report. These tables provide seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Reference table: Travelpac - 2012 (ZIP 4347Kb) 19-Apr-2013
Travelpac consists of a series of data files derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), giving access to data in a form suitable for use by small businesses and students.
Reference table: Travel Trends - Section 1 Travel and Tourism, 1980 to 2012 (Excel sheet 200Kb) 19-Apr-2013
Section 1 - Travel & Tourism 1980 to 2012

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