Monthly UK visits abroad to visit family 2023

The monthly number of trips overseas from the United Kingdom to visit friends or relatives amounted to around 2.39 million in September 2023. This figure was roughly 2.1 million in the same month a year earlier, representing a 15 percent increase.

Number of trips to visit friends or relatives abroad by United Kingdom residents from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

January 2022 to September 2023

Number of respondents

20,000²

Special properties

non-seasonally adjusted figures

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

¹ Data is a provisional estimate.

² Data derive from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) with a sample size of approximately 20,000 per month..

The source adds the following information: "No data were collected for Q2 to Q4 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Estimates are based on models using passenger numbers and IPS trend data".

Data for 2021 excludes the Eurotunnel. Dover traffic was only included from the third quarter of the year.

Data can be found under Table 4 of the source's Excel file.

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