International tourism to the United Kingdom is expected to fall dramatically in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Current forecasts suggest the number of tourist visits made to the UK from overseas could drop by 76 percent, down to 9.7 million in 2020. This is from a peak of 40.9 million overseas visits in 2019. Forecasts for 2021 show that the number of overseas visits to the UK is expected to rise to 16.9 million, a 73 percent increase on 2020 visits, but still a significant drop over 2019.
Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019, with a forecast for 2020 and 2021 (in millions)
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & VisitBritain. (December 11, 2020). Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019, with a forecast for 2020 and 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287133/annual-number-of-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und VisitBritain. "Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019, with a forecast for 2020 and 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287133/annual-number-of-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), VisitBritain. (2020). Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019, with a forecast for 2020 and 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287133/annual-number-of-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and VisitBritain. "Number of Overseas Resident Visits to The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2002 to 2019, with a Forecast for 2020 and 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287133/annual-number-of-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK) & VisitBritain, Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019, with a forecast for 2020 and 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287133/annual-number-of-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 22, 2021)