Release
Travel trends 2016
Release date:
18 May 2017 9:30am
Summary
Annual results from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), which collects information from passengers as they enter or leave the UK by the principal air, sea and tunnel routes.
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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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 2019 estimates and where back dated to 2009. The datasets presented since then 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 The other datasets presented on this page were produced using the previous method and are now superseded.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: 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 2019 estimates and where back dated to 2009. The datasets presented since then 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 The other datasets presented on this page were produced using the previous method and are now superseded.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: overseas residents in the UK and UK residents abroad
Annual estimates on visits and spending of UK residents abroad and for overseas residents visiting the UK.
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Travel trends: confidence intervals
Confidence intervals for the Travel trends estimates.
About the data
National Statistics
These statistics have been given National Statistics status by the Office for Statistics Regulation. They have been produced by following the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics. They meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value.
This means that they:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and easily accessible
- are produced based on appropriate data and methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest