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Overseas travel and tourism: May 2022 provisional results
What's in the bulletin?
- There were 2.7 million visits to the UK by overseas visitors in May 2022; this compares with just 86,000 visits by air in May 2021 when there were some travel restrictions in place.
- Overseas visitors’ visits to the UK in May 2022 were significantly lower than pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels, down 21% from 3.4 million in May 2019.
- Overseas residents spent £2.1 billion in the UK in April 2022.
Attitudes towards COVID-19 among passengers arriving into the UK: October 2021 to March 2022
What's in the bulletin?
Travel trends
Visits to the UK by overseas residents, visits abroad by UK residents and spending estimates by travellers.
Datasets related to Leisure and tourism
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Overseas travel and tourism, monthly
Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK.
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Overseas travel and tourism time series
Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK. Based on International Passenger Survey data.
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Overseas travel and tourism, quarterly
Seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
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Travelpac: travel to and from the UK
Quarterly data on travel to and from the UK, taken from the International Passenger Survey (IPS). Includes detail on age and sex of travellers, purpose and length of trip, and spending. These data are in a form suitable for small businesses and students.
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Travel trends estimates: overseas residents in the UK
Annual estimates on visits and spending in the UK by overseas residents, by purpose and region of visit. New methods were introduced for producing the 2021 estimates. The datasets presented for 2021, and for 2017 to 2021, contain estimates produced using the new method. The other datasets presented on this page were produced using the previous method and are now superseded.
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Travel trends estimates: UK residents‘ visits abroad
Annual estimates on visits and spending by UK residents abroad, by purpose and region of visit. New methods were introduced for producing the 2021 estimates. The datasets presented for 2021, and for 2017 to 2021, contain estimates produced using the new method. The other datasets presented on this page were produced using the previous method and are now superseded.
Publications related to Leisure and tourism
Statistical bulletins
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Overseas travel and tourism, provisional: January to March 2022
Visits to the UK by overseas residents, visits abroad by UK residents and spending by travellers, using provisional passenger traffic data.
Articles
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Travel trends
Visits to the UK by overseas residents, visits abroad by UK residents and spending estimates by travellers.
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Young people expect high pay and leisure time from self-employment
As the number of young people working for themselves continues to rise, analysis reveals a gap between expectations and reality.
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Overseas travel and tourism, provisional
Quarterly estimates of visits to the UK by overseas residents, air visits abroad by UK residents and spending estimates by travellers, using the International Passenger Survey and administrative sources of passenger travel covering April to December 2020.
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Holidays in the 1990s and now
Since the 1990s, we're going on more holidays... but they're shorter than they used to be. Explore three decades of changing tourism habits.
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Leisure time in the UK
An article looking at how much leisure time people in the UK take, and how that differs according to various aspects such as age or gender. This analysis gives an insight into the nation’s work-life balance, and also how much people enjoy their leisure time.
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Brits spend 29% of their leisure time alone
The Great Get Together, inspired by Jo Cox, aims to bring people across the UK together this weekend. ONS analysis shows that we spend most of our free time with others, but 100 minutes of our free time alone every day.
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