Leisure travel accounted for the highest travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom in 2022. That year, the expenditure on leisure trips made up 70.8 percent of total travel and tourism spending in the UK, denoting an increase of 2.2 percentage points from 2019.
Distribution of travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022, by type
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Overview
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Expenditure
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Employment
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- Basic Statistic Travel and tourism's total contribution to employment in the UK 2019-2022
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WTTC. (April 10, 2023). Distribution of travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/597863/travel-and-tourism-gdp-contribution-share-by-spend-type-united-kingdom/
WTTC. "Distribution of travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022, by type." Chart. April 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597863/travel-and-tourism-gdp-contribution-share-by-spend-type-united-kingdom/
WTTC. (2023). Distribution of travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/597863/travel-and-tourism-gdp-contribution-share-by-spend-type-united-kingdom/
WTTC. "Distribution of Travel and Tourism Spending in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019 and 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597863/travel-and-tourism-gdp-contribution-share-by-spend-type-united-kingdom/
WTTC, Distribution of travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/597863/travel-and-tourism-gdp-contribution-share-by-spend-type-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Distribution of travel and tourism spending in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2022, by type [Graph], WTTC, April 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/597863/travel-and-tourism-gdp-contribution-share-by-spend-type-united-kingdom/