Monthly inbound tourist visits to the UK 2018-2023
The number of visits by overseas residents to the United Kingdom gradually recovered in 2022, after falling sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As of September 2023, inbound tourist visits to the UK totaled roughly 3.1 million, which was an increase from September in the previous year and was only marginally less than pre-pandemic levels for the same month. Over the period considered, visits by overseas tourists to the United Kingdom peaked at 4.4 million in August 2019.