overseas tourist visits to London. Vacation visits in the UK's capital, however, remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling just above eight million in 2022.
Inbound visits to London, United Kingdom, grew back in 2022, following a sharp drop due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2022, trips for holiday purposes accounted for the highest number of Number of overseas tourist visits to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 26, 2023). Number of overseas tourist visits to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287958/number-of-global-visits-to-london-uk-by-purpose-of-visit/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of overseas tourist visits to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287958/number-of-global-visits-to-london-uk-by-purpose-of-visit/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of overseas tourist visits to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287958/number-of-global-visits-to-london-uk-by-purpose-of-visit/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Overseas Tourist Visits to London, United Kingdom (Uk) from 2019 to 2022, by Purpose (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287958/number-of-global-visits-to-london-uk-by-purpose-of-visit/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of overseas tourist visits to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287958/number-of-global-visits-to-london-uk-by-purpose-of-visit/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Number of overseas tourist visits to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to 2022, by purpose (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287958/number-of-global-visits-to-london-uk-by-purpose-of-visit/