The majority of visitors from the United Kingdom were visiting Europe for leisure purposes in 2019, at nearly 48 million. The second most popular purpose for visiting Europe that year was for visiting friends and relatives with around 16.2 million trips.
Number of visits by UK residents to Europe in 2019, by purpose of trip (in 1,000)*
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of visits by UK residents to Europe in 2019, by purpose of trip (in 1,000)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289679/number-of-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of visits by UK residents to Europe in 2019, by purpose of trip (in 1,000)*." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289679/number-of-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of visits by UK residents to Europe in 2019, by purpose of trip (in 1,000)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289679/number-of-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Visits by Uk Residents to Europe in 2019, by Purpose of Trip (in 1,000)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289679/number-of-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe-by-purpose-of-trip/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of visits by UK residents to Europe in 2019, by purpose of trip (in 1,000)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289679/number-of-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe-by-purpose-of-trip/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of visits by UK residents to Europe in 2019, by purpose of trip (in 1,000)* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289679/number-of-visits-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents-to-europe-by-purpose-of-trip/