Highlights
Overseas travel and tourism: January, February and March 2018 provisional results
What's in the bulletin?
- There were 2.5 million visits to the UK by overseas residents in January 2018 (15% fewer than in January 2017), 2.4 million visits in February 2018 (the same as February 2017) and 3.0 million visits in March 2018 (1% fewer than in March 2017).
- Overseas residents spent £1.5 billion on visits to the UK in January 2018 (6% less than in January 2017), £1.2 billion in February 2018 (no change from February 2017) and £1.8 billion in March 2018 (13% more than in March 2017).
- UK residents made 4.6 million visits abroad in January 2018 (4% fewer than in January 2017), 4.1 million visits abroad in February 2018 (7% fewer than in February 2017) and 4.6 million visits abroad in March 2018 (6% fewer than in March 2017).
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.
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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.
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Statistical bulletins
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Overseas travel and tourism: January, February and March 2018 provisional results
Visits to the UK by overseas residents, visits abroad by UK residents and spending by travellers, using provisional passenger traffic data.
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Travel trends
Annual estimates of travel and tourism visits to the UK and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world.
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