UK inbound travel: friends and family visits from Europe 2011-2019

The annual number of visits made by European residents to the United Kingdom for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. Approximately 8.6 million residents travelled from Europe to the UK to visit friends and relatives in 2019.

Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions)

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

These figures represent the annual estimates of overseas travel to the United Kingdom, based on interviews with passengers upon entering or leaving the UK by the main air, sea and tunnel routes.

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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