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Reasons to travel on vacation to the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
Leading reasons to visit Britain as a holiday destination according to inbound travel markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
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Dec 1, 2016
This statistic shows the leading five reasons given to visit Britain as a holiday destination according to key inbound visitor markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Cultural attractions were the most popular reason to visit, for both visitors and those considering a trip to the UK.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Dec 1, 2016
This statistic shows the leading five reasons given to visit Britain as a holiday destination according to key inbound visitor markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Cultural attractions were the most popular reason to visit, for both visitors and those considering a trip to the UK.
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- Release date
- December 2016
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- Spring 2016
- Number of respondents
- 11,400**
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
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* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "(Visitors): When you visited Britain on holiday, which of the following were the most important reasons why you chose to visit Britain? Please choose up to seven. (Considerers): Which of the following would be the most important motivators for you to visit Britain on holiday in the future? Please choose up to seven."
** Visitors (n=5700); Considers (5,700).
The source adds the following definitions: "Visitors= Those who have visited Britain for a holiday of at least 2 nights within the last 3 years. Considerer= Those who have not visited Britain within the last 3 years, but would consider visiting within the next 5 years.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- Spring 2016
- Number of respondents
- 11,400**
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
-
* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "(Visitors): When you visited Britain on holiday, which of the following were the most important reasons why you chose to visit Britain? Please choose up to seven. (Considerers): Which of the following would be the most important motivators for you to visit Britain on holiday in the future? Please choose up to seven."
** Visitors (n=5700); Considers (5,700).
The source adds the following definitions: "Visitors= Those who have visited Britain for a holiday of at least 2 nights within the last 3 years. Considerer= Those who have not visited Britain within the last 3 years, but would consider visiting within the next 5 years.
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- Growth rate of visitor exports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2028International tourist spending growth in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2028
- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2018 (in millions)Inbound tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2018
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- Spending of international tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2028* (in billion GBP)
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- Number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by airport of arrival/departure (in 1000s)
- Number of overseas visits from Europe to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in millions)
- Number of visits from North America to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of overnight stays by overseas residents in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)
- Average number of nights spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2018 (in nights)
- Leading inbound travel markets for the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, ranked by number of nights (in 1,000s)
- Average number of overnight stays by visitors on holiday in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country of residence
- Number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by country visited (in millions)
- Spending of international visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2019 (in billion GBP)
- Monthly earnings from overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2017 to December 2018 (in billion GBP)
- Average spending per day by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in GBP)
- Spending by overseas visitors to the United Kingdom in 2018, by purpose of trip (in billion GBP)
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- Spending of visitors from Europe in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in billion GBP)
- Spending of visitors from North America in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in billion GBP)
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