This statistic presents the results of a survey conducted with inbound holiday visitors to the United Kingdom in 2016, regarding their length of stay, broken down by long-haul and short haul travelers. The survey showed that a larger proportion of visitors traveling short haul stayed on holiday in the UK for 1 to 3 nights, compared to those who made a long haul journey.
How long was your holiday to Britain?
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VisitBritain. (December 1, 2016). How long was your holiday to Britain? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/692944/length-of-holiday-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. "How long was your holiday to Britain?." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692944/length-of-holiday-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. (2016). How long was your holiday to Britain?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692944/length-of-holiday-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. "How Long Was Your Holiday to Britain?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692944/length-of-holiday-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain, How long was your holiday to Britain? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692944/length-of-holiday-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
How long was your holiday to Britain? [Graph], VisitBritain, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/692944/length-of-holiday-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/