Tourism industry

OS visits to the UK: Thousands - SA

3,230

2018 DEC

Release date:

25 March 2019

Next release:

9 May 2019

Overseas travel and tourism: November and December 2018 provisional results

What's in the bulletin?

• There were 2.9 million visits to the UK by overseas residents in November 2018 (5% fewer than in November 2017) and 2.8 million visits in December 2018 (9% more than in December 2017).
• Overseas residents spent £1.6 billion on visits to the UK in November 2018 (10% less than in November 2017) and £1.7 billion on visits in December 2018 (9% more than in December 2017).
• UK residents made 4.3 million visits overseas in November 2018 (the same as in November 2017) and 3.8 million visits in December 2018 (4% fewer than December 2017).