Nationals of the European Union spent approximately 4.9 billion British pounds on holiday travel in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. Spend on visiting friends and family in the UK amounted to 2.54 billion pounds, while business travelers spent 2.47 billion.
Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending of Visitors from The European Union in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Travel Purpose (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/