The survey is a national consumer survey measuring the volume and value of overnight trips taken by residents of the Great Britain. It is jointly sponsored by the Welsh Government, VisitEngland and VisitScotland. Results of the survey are published annually in the GB Tourist, with quarterly updates at a Wales level.

Source agency: Welsh Government

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Great Britain Tourism Survey - Results for Wales

Statistics in development from the GBTS, detailing domestic overnight trips and tourism day visits in Great Britain and England for Q1 2025, with comparisons to 2022-2024. Includes breakdowns by accommodation type, destination type, main activity, child presence, life stage, and regional volumes/values (all regions visited).

Expenditure on domestic overnight tourism in Great Britain in 2024 experienced an uptake from the previous year, rising to ***** billion British pounds. Based on figures reaching back to 2010, this figure represented an all-time high in terms of spending, totaling ***** billion British pounds.

Annual official statistic measuring the volume and value of domestic overnight tourism in Britain. Jointly sponsored by Visit England, Visit Scotland and Visit Wales. Publication schedule for monthly results is at http://www.visitengland.org/Images/Continuous%20surveys_2013_v7_tcm30-32182.pdf All current survey deliverables (including online data browser) are at http://www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics/major-tourism-surveys/overnightvisitors/index.aspx

Domestic tourism statistics by region and year. All figures come from the Great Britain Tourism Survey (GBTS) and represent 3-year annual averages due to small sample sizes on regional level.

In 2024, the main purpose for domestic overnight trips in Great Britain was for visiting friends and relatives, accounting for **** million trips. Meanwhile, domestic overnight holiday trips totaled **** million. Overall, the number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain totaled over *** million in 2024.

Total domestic travel spending in Great Britain amounted to over ** billion British pounds in 2024. The largest share of this expenditure came from domestic day trips, which totaled **** billion British pounds; this, however, was nearly ***percent less than the 2019 figure. Conversely, spending on domestic overnight trips in Great Britain was ***percent higher in 2024 than in 2019, standing at *****billion British pounds.

This statistic shows the number of monthly domestic overnight tourism stays in Great Britain from 2018 to 2019. Numbers peaked in August, with domestic tourists spending a total of **** million nights in 2019.

Monthly estimates of overseas residents’ visits and spending and visits and spending abroad by UK or Great Britain residents. Also includes data on purpose of visit, area visited by UK residents and area of residence for overseas residents.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, tourism in Great Britain was significantly limited between ********** and **********, resulting in a lack of data collection for that period. With the ease of the travel restrictions, domestic trips in the region recovered. Between April and *************, the South West of England recorded the highest number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain, with around ********** journeys. Over the same period, the South East of England reported the second-highest figure, with roughly ************ domestic overnight trips.

Visit Britain publish data relating to international visitors to the UK. They produce the data in two formats - individual spreadsheets for each region that are updated annually, and a single spreadsheet for all regions, containing less detail but updated quarterly.

Data shows London totals for nights, visits, and spend. Data broken down by age, purpose, duration, mode and country. This data is also available from Visit Britain website, including the latest quarterly data for other regions.

All data taken from the International Passenger Survey (IPS).

Some additional data on domestic tourism can be found on the Visit Britain website, and Visit England both overnight tourism and Day visits pages.

Data on accomodation occupancy levels is also available from Visit England.

An overview of all tourism data for London can be found in this GLAE report 'Tourism in London'

Further information can be found on the London and Partners website.

Comparisons of international tourist arrivals with other world cities are produced by Euromonitor and in Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index of 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

This dataset is included in the Greater London Authority's Night Time Observatory. Click here to find out more.

In 2023, there were *** million domestic tourism day visits made to the Great British countryside. This represented an increase of approximately seven percent from the previous year.

United Kingdom UK: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 35,814,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 34,436,000.000 Person for 2015. United Kingdom UK: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 28,119,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35,814,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 20,982,000.000 Person in 2001. United Kingdom UK: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Historical dataset showing U.K. tourist spending by year from 1995 to 1998.

In 2024, the number of domestic overnight trips in Great Britain declined from the previous year, totaling ***** million. Based on data going back to 2010, this was a record low; the only exception to this came during the coronavirus pandemic, when travel restrictions led to overnight trips dropping below ** million in 2021.

Quarterly estimates of overseas residents’ visits and spending. Also includes data on nights, purpose, region of UK visited and mode of travel. Breakdowns by nationality and area of residence are covered. This dataset is published quarterly. The versions published for Quarters 1 (Jan to Mar), 2 (Apr to June) and 3 (July to Sept) are on a separate webpage under the name "Estimates of overseas residents' visits and spending".

Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits. Based on International Passenger Survey data.

Virgin Islands (British) VG: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 83,000.000 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 302,399.994 Person for 2019. Virgin Islands (British) VG: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 306,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 408,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 83,000.000 Person in 2020. Virgin Islands (British) VG: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Virgin Islands (British) – Table VG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;