This statistic presents the total number of tourism day visits made in Great Britain in 2018, classified by the main activity undertaken. A total of 763 million day trips were mainly taken to visit friends or family. Going for a meal or night out were also popular activities undertaken during day visits.
Number of tourism day visits in Great Britain in 2018, by main activity undertaken
(in millions)
GBDVS 2018 was undertaken using an online methodology with a total of
34,319
interviews conducted with adults aged 16 and over who were resident in England,
Scotland and Wales during 52 weekly survey waves. Tourism day visits are defined as same-day visits lasting three hours or more, taken outside of the participants’ usual environment.
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VisitBritain. (October 1, 2019). Number of tourism day visits in Great Britain in 2018, by main activity undertaken (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/628780/number-of-day-visits-by-activity-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain. "Number of tourism day visits in Great Britain in 2018, by main activity undertaken (in millions)." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628780/number-of-day-visits-by-activity-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain. (2019). Number of tourism day visits in Great Britain in 2018, by main activity undertaken (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628780/number-of-day-visits-by-activity-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain. "Number of Tourism Day Visits in Great Britain in 2018, by Main Activity Undertaken (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628780/number-of-day-visits-by-activity-great-britain-uk/
VisitBritain, Number of tourism day visits in Great Britain in 2018, by main activity undertaken (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628780/number-of-day-visits-by-activity-great-britain-uk/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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