This statistic presents the total spending of overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by purpose of trip. International tourists on holiday in the UK collectively spent around 10.6 billion British pounds in 2017, while business travelers spent approximately 5.3 billion pounds in the same year. In total inbound tourist expenditure in the UK valued 24.5 billion British pounds in 2017.
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Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2017, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP)
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This statistic presents the total spending of overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by purpose of trip. International tourists on holiday in the UK collectively spent around 10.6 billion British pounds in 2017, while business travelers spent approximately 5.3 billion pounds in the same year. In total inbound tourist expenditure in the UK valued 24.5 billion British pounds in 2017.
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This statistic presents the total spending of overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by purpose of trip. International tourists on holiday in the UK collectively spent around 10.6 billion British pounds in 2017, while business travelers spent approximately 5.3 billion pounds in the same year. In total inbound tourist expenditure in the UK valued 24.5 billion British pounds in 2017.
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- 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
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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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- 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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- 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
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