This statistic presents the total spending of overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by purpose of trip. International tourists on holiday in the UK collectively spent around 10.4 billion British pounds in 2018, while business travelers spent approximately 4.5 billion pounds in the same year. In total inbound tourist expenditure in the UK valued 22.9 billion British pounds in 2018.
Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2018, by purpose of trip
(in billion GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 24, 2019). Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2018, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287805/global-expenditures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2018, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP)." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287805/global-expenditures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2018, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287805/global-expenditures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending by Overseas Visitors to The United Kingdom in 2018, by Purpose of Trip (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287805/global-expenditures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2018, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287805/global-expenditures-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-purpose-of-trip/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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