Leisure and tourism

Visits and visitors to the UK, the reasons for visiting and the amount of money they spent here. Also UK residents travelling abroad, their reasons for travel and the amount of money they spent. The statistics on UK residents travelling abroad are an informal indicator of living standards.

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Overseas travel and tourism: provisional results for May 2017

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Overseas residents made 3.5 million visits to the UK in May 2017; this has decreased by 2% when compared with May 2016.
UK residents made 5.8 million visits abroad in May 2017; this has decreased by 5% when compared with May 2016.
Overseas residents spent £2 billion on their visits to the UK in May 2017; this is an increase of 5% when compared with May 2016.

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Monthly overseas travel and tourism

Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK.
International Passenger Survey time series dataset

International Passenger Survey Time Series Dataset
Overseas Travel and Tourism

Seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Travelpac

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.
Overseas Residents Visits to the UK

Overseas Residents visits and spending in the UK by purpose and region of visit
UK Residents Visits Abroad

UK residents' visits and spending abroad by purpose and region of visit.

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Overseas travel and tourism: provisional results for May 2017

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: 2016

Travel trends is an annual report that provides estimates and profiles of travel and tourism visits (those of less than 12 months' duration) and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) has been providing the source data for travel and tourism since 1961.

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International passenger survey QMI

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