Tourism industry

Tourism and travel (including accommodation services, food and beverage services, passenger transport services, vehicle hire, travel agencies and sports, recreational and conference services), employment levels and output of the tourism industry, the number of visitors to the UK and the amount they spend.

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OS visits to the UK: Thousands - SA

1,720

2020 MAR

Release date:
24 June 2022
Next release:
To be announced
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Overseas travel and tourism: January 2019 provisional results

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  • There were 2.6 million visits to the UK by overseas residents in January 2019 (6% more than in January 2018).
  • Overseas residents spent £1.5 billion on visits to the UK in January 2019, which was the same as January 2018.
  • UK residents made 4.5 million visits overseas in January 2019 (2% fewer than in January 2018).
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Travel trends

Annual estimates of travel and tourism visits to the UK (of less than 12 months' duration) and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world.

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