number of overseas visits from Europe to the UK also rose sharply, without catching up with pre-pandemic figures.
The number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe grew sharply in 2022 compared to the previous year, after shrinking with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the annual increase, outbound trips from the UK to European countries remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling just above 56 million in 2022. That year, the Number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in millions)
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- Premium Statistic Number of outbound tourist visits from the UK 2007-2023
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Outbound vacation travel
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- Premium Statistic Number of holiday visits abroad from the UK 2011-2023
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Destinations
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- Premium Statistic Leading outbound travel destinations from the UK 2019-2023
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Modes of travel
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- Premium Statistic Number of visits abroad by UK residents 2023, by mode of travel
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Spending abroad
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- Premium Statistic Monthly spending on visits abroad by UK residents 2018-2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 26, 2023). Number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290518/annual-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290518/annual-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290518/annual-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Visits by Residents of The United Kingdom (Uk) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290518/annual-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290518/annual-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of visits by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) to Europe from 2011 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290518/annual-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe/