This statistic displays the annual number of visits to the United Kingdom with the purpose of visiting friends and family in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017. Travel to visit friends and family in the UK increased over the years, peaking in 2017 at 12 million visits. In 2018, the number of similar trips amounted to approximately 11.8 million.
Number of overseas visits to see friends and family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018
(in millions)
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.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 24, 2019). Number of overseas visits to see friends and family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616827/number-of-business-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of overseas visits to see friends and family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616827/number-of-business-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Number of overseas visits to see friends and family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616827/number-of-business-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Overseas Visits to See Friends and Family in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616827/number-of-business-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of overseas visits to see friends and family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616827/number-of-business-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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