The average length of stay of overseas visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) has decreased over the period from 2003 to 2019. In 2018, the average number of nights spent by visitors from abroad in the UK amounted to 7.1 nights.
Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2019
(in nights)
Estimates based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). Interviews are conducted with passengers arriving and departing from the country and include visits for all purposes, including for vacation, business, study, visiting friends and family, and other leisure purposes.
The data for 2019 was produced using a new improved estimation method. Figures from 2009 to 2018 shown here have been revised according to the new method. The impact of the improved methodology can be viewed here.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2019 (in nights) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615918/average-nights-spent-on-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2019 (in nights)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615918/average-nights-spent-on-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2019 (in nights). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615918/average-nights-spent-on-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Number of Nights Spent by Overseas Visitors in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2003 to 2019 (in Nights)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615918/average-nights-spent-on-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2019 (in nights) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615918/average-nights-spent-on-tourist-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 14, 2020)
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