This statistic shows the total number of overseas visits made to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by method of transport. Air travel was the preferred method of getting to the UK, with over 29.8 million international visitors choosing to fly. In total, around 39.2 million inbound tourist visits were recorded in the UK in 2017.
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This statistic shows the total number of overseas visits made to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by method of transport. Air travel was the preferred method of getting to the UK, with over 29.8 million international visitors choosing to fly. In total, around 39.2 million inbound tourist visits were recorded in the UK in 2017.
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This statistic shows the total number of overseas visits made to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by method of transport. Air travel was the preferred method of getting to the UK, with over 29.8 million international visitors choosing to fly. In total, around 39.2 million inbound tourist visits were recorded in the UK in 2017.
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Statistics on "Inbound tourism in the United Kingdom (UK)"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- European countries with the largest number of international tourist arrivals in 2017 (in millions)*European countries with the largest number of international tourist arrivals in 2017
- Visitor exports in selected countries worldwide from 2016 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Visitor exports in selected countries worldwide 2016-2017
- Spending of international tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2028* (in billion GBP)International tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2028
- Growth rate of visitor exports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2028International tourist spending growth in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2028
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2018 (in millions)Inbound tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2018
- Leading inbound travel markets for the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by number of visits (in 1,000s)Leading source travel markets for the UK 2017, by number of visits
- Leading inbound travel markets for the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by spending (in million GBP)Leading source travel markets for the UK 2017, by spending
- Inbound visitors
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- Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from October 2016 to September 2018 (in millions)Monthly inbound tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2018
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by purpose of trip (in millions)Inbound tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by purpose of trip
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by mode of travel (in millions)Number of inbound visits to the UK 2017, by mode of travel
- Number of overseas visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in 1,000s)Inbound visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by country visited
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s)International tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by airport
- Number of overseas visits from Europe to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)Inbound tourist visits from Europe to the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Number of visits from North America to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)Inbound visits from North America to the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Overnight stays
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- Number of overnight stays by overseas residents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2017 (in millions)Number of overnight stays by inbound tourists in the UK 2004-2017
- Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2017 (in nights)Average nights spent on visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- Leading inbound travel markets for the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by number of nights (in 1,000s)Leading inbound travel markets for the UK 2017, by overnight stays
- Average number of overnight stays by visitors on holiday in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country of residenceHoliday visits: average number of overnight stays in the UK 2017, by source country
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- Expenditure
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- Monthly earnings from overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from October 2016 to September 2018 (in billion GBP)Monthly inbound tourist spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2018
- Average spending per day by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in GBP)Average inbound tourist spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2017
- Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2017, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP)Inbound visitor spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by purpose of trip
- Inbound visitor spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in million GBP)Inbound visitor spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by country visited
- Spending of visitors from Europe in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in billion GBP)Inbound travel spending: European visitors to the UK 2011-2017
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- Leading inbound travel markets for the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by spending (in million GBP)
- Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from October 2016 to September 2018 (in millions)
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by purpose of trip (in millions)
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by mode of travel (in millions)
- Number of overseas visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in 1,000s)
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s)
- Number of overseas visits from Europe to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of visits from North America to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of overnight stays by overseas residents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2017 (in millions)
- Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2017 (in nights)
- Leading inbound travel markets for the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by number of nights (in 1,000s)
- Average number of overnight stays by visitors on holiday in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country of residence
- Number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in millions)
- Spending of international visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018 (in billion GBP)
- Monthly earnings from overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from October 2016 to September 2018 (in billion GBP)
- Average spending per day by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in GBP)
- Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2017, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP)
- Inbound visitor spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in million GBP)
- Spending of visitors from Europe in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
- Spending of visitors from North America in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
- Cultural products international tourists associate with the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
- Words used by international visitors to describe a potential trip to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
- Leading reasons to visit Britain as a holiday destination according to inbound travel markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
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- Number of visits by North American residents to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by mode of travel (in 1,000s)
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- Transport used by visitors from the United Kingdom to travel to the Netherlands in 2014
- Mode of transport used by visitors from Spain to travel to the Netherlands in 2014
- Mode of transport by visitors from Scandinavia to the Netherlands in 2014*
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