holiday visits abroad from the UK totaled nearly 46 million, rising sharply from 2021 but remaining below the peak recorded prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Spain was the leading holiday travel destination for residents of the United Kingdom in 2022, with approximately 13.6 million visits. This figure denotes a 16 percent decline from 2019. France, Greece, and Portugal followed in the ranking in 2022. That year, Leading holiday travel destinations visited by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 visits)
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Other statistics that may interest you Vacation travel behavior in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Travel & Tourism market revenue in the United Kingdom 2018-2028, by segment
- Premium Statistic Travel & Tourism market revenue growth in the UK 2019-2028, by segment
- Premium Statistic Number of users of vacation rentals in the UK 2018-2028
- Premium Statistic Number of users of package holidays in the UK 2018-2028
- Premium Statistic Package holidays consumer price index (CPI) annual average in the UK 2003-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of UK household spend on package holidays abroad 2020-2022, by income group
Outbound holidays
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- Premium Statistic Outbound tourism visits from the UK 2019-2022, by purpose
- Premium Statistic Number of holiday visits abroad from the UK 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of monthly holiday visits abroad from the UK 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Average length of stay on holidays abroad from the UK 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons taking holidays abroad October 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Outbound holiday expenditure from the UK 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading holiday travel destinations visited by UK travelers 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading holiday travel destinations visited by UK travelers 2019-2022, by spending
Domestic holidays
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- Premium Statistic Domestic tourism trips in Great Britain 2018-2022, by purpose
- Premium Statistic Number of domestic overnight vacations in Great Britain 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Average number of domestic vacations taken per person in the UK 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons taking domestic holidays October 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Domestic tourism expenditure on vacations in Great Britain 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Domestic vacation spending per trip in Great Britain 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading regions for spring staycations in the UK 2024
- Premium Statistic Leading regions for summer staycations in the UK 2024
Planning and booking
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- Premium Statistic Preferred methods to book the next overseas holiday in the UK October 2022
- Premium Statistic Preferred methods to book the next overseas holiday in the UK October 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons likely to book all-inclusive holidays 2015-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of British adults planning an overseas holiday 2023, by type
- Premium Statistic Most searched travel terms on Google in the UK 2022-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading holiday travel provider websites in the UK Q1 2024, by share of voice
- Premium Statistic Package holiday bookings by brand in the UK 2024
Travel behavior
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- Premium Statistic Share of Britons taking days of holiday 2019-2023, by number of days
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons who did not take any holiday days 2019-2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of Britons who did not take any holiday days 2019-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards traveling in the UK 2024
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- British regions international tourists would most like to visit in the UK 2017
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- Interest in visiting the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by travel market
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- Travel destinations: reasons for visiting worldwide 2015
- Types of off-peak holiday destinations visited by 55-75 year olds in the UK 2016
- Most popular travel destinations searched on internet in Poland 2018
- Travel destinations: Miillennials reasons for visiting worldwide 2015
- Travelers influenced by loyalty programs worldwide in 2013, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 26, 2023). Leading holiday travel destinations visited by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 visits) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667333/leading-holiday-destinations-visited-abroad-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Leading holiday travel destinations visited by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 visits)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667333/leading-holiday-destinations-visited-abroad-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Leading holiday travel destinations visited by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 visits). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667333/leading-holiday-destinations-visited-abroad-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Leading Holiday Travel Destinations Visited by Residents of The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 Visits)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667333/leading-holiday-destinations-visited-abroad-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Leading holiday travel destinations visited by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 visits) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667333/leading-holiday-destinations-visited-abroad-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Leading holiday travel destinations visited by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022 (in 1,000 visits) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667333/leading-holiday-destinations-visited-abroad-united-kingdom-uk/