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Most common reasons for business travel in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Leading reasons for business travel according to business travelers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
by Jennifer Luty,
last edited
Jul 4, 2018
This statistic displays the most common reasons cited for business travel in the United Kingdom as of 2018. According to the survey of business travelers, 'meetings with clients' was the most common given reason at 40 percent. Training and development and conferences were almost equally popular reasons for traveling for business.
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by Jennifer Luty,
last edited
Jul 4, 2018
This statistic displays the most common reasons cited for business travel in the United Kingdom as of 2018. According to the survey of business travelers, 'meetings with clients' was the most common given reason at 40 percent. Training and development and conferences were almost equally popular reasons for traveling for business.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,110 respondents
- Special properties
- UK business travelers
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,110 respondents
- Special properties
- UK business travelers
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Statistics on "Business travel in the United Kingdom"
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- Business travel spending in major European markets from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Business travel spending in major European markets 2010-2017
- Most expensive cities for business travel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2017, by daily costs (in U.S. dollars)Most expensive cities for business travel in EMEA 2017, by daily costs
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- Number of monthly overseas residents' business visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2017 to December 2018 (in 1,000s)Monthly inbound business visits to the UK 2017-2018
- Number of nights spent by inbound business travelers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)Nights spent on inbound business visits in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2017
- Number of business visits from overseas to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in 1,000s)Inbound business visits to the UK 2017, by country visited
- Most visited UK cities and towns by international business travelers in 2017 (in 1,000 visits)Leading UK city destinations for international business travelers 2017
- Number of inbound business visits to London from 2005 to 2017 (in millions)International business visits to London 2005-2017
- Leading business travel markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by number of visits (in 1,000s)Leading business travel markets in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by number of visits
- Number of business visits made by Europeans to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by gender and country of residence (in 1,000 visits)Business visits made by Europeans to the United Kingdom 2017, by gender and country
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- Spending on business visits in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in billion GBP)International business visitor spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2017
- Spending on inbound business visits to London from 2005 to 2017 (in billion GBP)International business visitor spending to London 2005-2017
- Leading business travel markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by expenditure (in million GBP)Leading business travel markets in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by expenditure
- Spending of business visitors from Europe and North America in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country of residence (in million GBP)Business travel in the UK: spending from North America and Europe in 2017, by country
- Spending of business visitors from Asia in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by gender and country of residence (in million GBP)Business visits to the UK from Asia in 2017, Spending by gender and country
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- Number of monthly overseas business trips from the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2017 to December 2018 (in 1,000s)Monthly outbound business visits from the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2018
- Number of nights spent on business visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Nights spent on business travel abroad from the UK 2011-2018
- Average length of stay on business visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018Average length of business trips abroad from the UK 2011-2018
- Number of business visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by length of stay (in 1,000s)Number of outbound business visits from the UK 2018, by length of stay
- Leading overseas destinations visited by business travelers from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in 1,000 visits)Leading business travel destinations visited from the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Number of UK business visits to the European Union from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000s)UK business trips to the EU 2011-2018
- Spending on business trips abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in million GBP)UK spending on international business travel 2011-2018
- Domestic business tourism
The most important statistics
- Number of domestic business trips in Great Britain from 2010 to 2018* (in millions)Annual domestic business trips in Great Britain 2010-2018
- Number of nights spent on domestic business trips in Great Britain from 2010 to 2018 (in millions)Nights spent on domestic business trips in Great Britain 2010-2018
- Average domestic business trip length in Great Britain from 2010 to 2018 (in days)Average domestic business trip length in Great Britain 2010-2018
- Number of domestic overnight business trips in Great Britain in 2017, by purpose (in millions)Number of domestic business trips in Great Britain 2017, by purpose
- Number of domestic business overnight trips in Great Britain in 2017, by duration of visit (in millions)Number of domestic business overnight trips in Great Britain 2017, by duration
- Number of domestic business overnight trips in Great Britain in 2017, by accommodation type (in millions)Number of domestic business trips in Great Britain 2017, by accommodation type
- Annual spending on domestic business travel in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017* (in million GBP)Domestic business travel spending in Great Britain 2010-2017
- Average domestic business travel spending per trip in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017 (in GBP)Domestic business travel spending per trip in Great Britain 2010-2017
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- Annual tourism spending on exhibitions and conferences in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016* (in million GBP)Internal tourism spending on exhibitions and conferences in the UK 2008-2016
- Number of business events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in millions)Business conference and events market volume in the UK 2007-2017
- Average number of delegates at business events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017Business events: average number of delegates in the UK 2010-2017
- Estimated delegate spend at business events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017 (in billion GBP)Business event market value: delegate spend in the UK 2013-2017
- Cost per attendee to events in the meetings industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by meeting type* (in U.S. dollars)Cost per attendee in the UK meeting industry 2018, by meeting type
- Business traveler behavior
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Statistics on "Business travel in the United Kingdom"
- Business travel spending in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Business travel spending in major European markets from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Most expensive cities for business travel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2017, by daily costs (in U.S. dollars)
- Number of inbound business visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of monthly overseas residents' business visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2017 to December 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Number of nights spent by inbound business travelers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of business visits from overseas to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country visited (in 1,000s)
- Most visited UK cities and towns by international business travelers in 2017 (in 1,000 visits)
- Number of inbound business visits to London from 2005 to 2017 (in millions)
- Leading business travel markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by number of visits (in 1,000s)
- Number of business visits made by Europeans to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by gender and country of residence (in 1,000 visits)
- Number of business visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from Asia in 2017, by gender and country of residence (in 1,000)
- Average number of overnight stays by business travelers to the UK in 2017, by country of origin
- Spending on business visits in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
- Spending on inbound business visits to London from 2005 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
- Leading business travel markets to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, ranked by expenditure (in million GBP)
- Spending of business visitors from Europe and North America in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by country of residence (in million GBP)
- Spending of business visitors from Asia in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by gender and country of residence (in million GBP)
- Number of business visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Number of monthly overseas business trips from the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2017 to December 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Number of nights spent on business visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Average length of stay on business visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018
- Number of business visits abroad from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by length of stay (in 1,000s)
- Leading overseas destinations visited by business travelers from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in 1,000 visits)
- Number of UK business visits to the European Union from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Spending on business trips abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in million GBP)
- Leading overseas destinations of business travelers from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by spending (in million GBP)
- Spending on business trips to Europe by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in million GBP)
- Spending on business trips to North America by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2018 (in million GBP)
- Number of domestic business trips in Great Britain from 2010 to 2018* (in millions)
- Number of nights spent on domestic business trips in Great Britain from 2010 to 2018 (in millions)
- Average domestic business trip length in Great Britain from 2010 to 2018 (in days)
- Number of domestic overnight business trips in Great Britain in 2017, by purpose (in millions)
- Number of domestic business overnight trips in Great Britain in 2017, by duration of visit (in millions)
- Number of domestic business overnight trips in Great Britain in 2017, by accommodation type (in millions)
- Annual spending on domestic business travel in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017* (in million GBP)
- Average domestic business travel spending per trip in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017 (in GBP)
- Average domestic business trip spending per night in Great Britain from 2010 to 2017 (in GBP)
- Annual tourism direct gross value added (GVA) of exhibitions, conferences and similar in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 (in million GBP)
- Annual tourism spending on exhibitions and conferences in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016* (in million GBP)
- Number of business events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2017 (in millions)
- Average number of delegates at business events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017
- Estimated delegate spend at business events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2017 (in billion GBP)
- Cost per attendee to events in the meetings industry in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by meeting type* (in U.S. dollars)
- Domestic overnight business travel in Great Britain in 2017, by demographic (in millions)
- Most important factors when selecting a hotel according to business travelers in selected European countries in 2017* (as an average rating out of 10)
- Types of hotel loyalty programs that frequent business travelers are a part of in selected European countries in 2017*
- Preferred rewards from hotel loyalty programs according to business travelers in selected European countries in 2017
- Which of the following options would convince you to sign up to a hotel loyalty club?
- Number of inbound business visits from Spain to the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2018 (in 1,000s)
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