London was by far the most visited city by international tourists in the United Kingdom in 2023. That year, inbound visits to the UK's capital totaled just over ** million, staying roughly ***** percent lower than in 2019, prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Edinburgh and Manchester followed in the ranking, reporting around *** million and *** million visits, respectively. Overall, the number of inbound visits to the UK reached ** million in 2023 but remained below pre-pandemic levels. What is the leading tourist attraction in London? Tourists visit London for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is its attractions. In 2023, the British Museum was London’s most visited tourist attraction, drawing in approximately *** million visitors. The Natural History Museum in South Kensington and the Tate Modern came next in the ranking, with about *** and *** million visitors, respectively. While attendance at many of London’s top tourist attractions saw a significant increase in 2023 compared to the previous year, attendance generally remained below pre-pandemic levels. What is the leading region for summer staycations in the UK? A 'staycation' typically refers to a holiday spent in one's home country rather than abroad. It can also refer to a holiday spent at home involving day trips to local attractions. The leading region for summer staycations in the UK, according to an April 2024 survey, was the South West. Meanwhile, ** percent of respondents said that they intended to visit Scotland during their summer holiday while only ***** percent stated that they would like to visit Northern Ireland. London came second in the ranking.

When surveyed in the fourth quarter of 2024, it was found that York was the most popular city in the United Kingdom among residents of the UK. In total, 76 percent of the UK public had a popular opinion of the city, which is famed for its historical architecture.

London ranks as the most visited city or town in England by British residents, with a three year average of over 12 million overnight trips made between 2017 and 2019. Visits to regional cities were significantly lower, though over two million trips were recorded in Manchester and Birmingham respectively. They were also among the most visited cities by international tourists to the UK.

In 2023, the number of overseas resident visits to the United Kingdom totaled 38 million, representing a growth of over 20 percent from the previous year. The figure was projected to reach 38.7 million in 2024. Has the UK’s tourism industry completely recovered from the coronavirus pandemic? Like in most countries, the travel restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the UK’s tourism industry. Overseas visitor numbers dropped to 7.1 million in 2021, representing a drop of over 80 percent from 2019. While the figure reported for 2023 showed a continued recovery in terms of overseas visitors to the UK, it remained below pre-pandemic levels. However, in terms of spending among the UK’s leading inbound travel markets, most overseas visitors spent more in 2023 than in 2019, with visitors from the UK’s leading inbound travel market, the United States, spending around 50 percent more during their travels than in 2019. What are the most visited cities in the UK? Unsurprisingly, London consistently ranked as the most visited town or city in the UK among international tourists in recent years, drawing in 20.27 million visitors in 2023. This was around tenfold the number of the second-most visited city, Edinburgh, which received 2.32 million visitors during the same year. As the UK’s capital city, London’s tourist attractions are as varied as the city itself; however, one particularly strong draw for inbound visitors is Royal Family-related tourism. This is evident with the top two most visited paid tourist attractions in England being based in London and either belonging to the Royal Family or being run by a Royal-affiliated charity. Meanwhile, among UK residents, London ranks as the second most popular destination for a summer staycation, with the South West ranking first.

London was the most visited city destination in England for domestic holiday trips from 2017 to 2019. Overall, the city recorded a three-year average of roughly 3.9 million holidays taken by GB residents. Scarborough and Manchester followed on the ranking with a three-year average of around 1.1 million and one million domestic vacations, respectively.

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 2019, London was by far the most visited UK city for vacation trips. Overall, it recorded over 11 million visits by holiday tourists. Edinburgh and Manchester followed on the list. Overall, London, Edinburgh, and Manchester also ranked as the most visited UK cities by international travelers

This table contains 45 series, with data for years 2014 - 2014 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Countries visited (15 items: United States; Mexico; United Kingdom; France; ...) Travel characteristics (3 items: Visits; Nights; Spending in country).

The British Museum was the most visited free tourist attraction in London in 2023, welcoming roughly 5.8 million visitors. While attendance at the renowned institution increased significantly over the previous year, the number of visitors remained below the figure reported before the COVID-19 pandemic. This was also the case with many other leading attractions, with only the National History Museum and the Royal Museums Greenwich having higher attendance in 2023 compared to 2019, among the listed attractions. Has tourism in London recovered from the impact of COVID-19? In 2023, the number of overseas visits to London exceeded 20 million. While inbound tourist visits experienced a sharp annual increase, they did not fully recovery yet from the impact of COVID-19. That said, expenditure by international visitors in the UK’s capital had more than recovered in 2023, reaching an all-time high that year. London’s contribution to inbound tourism in the UK Both before and after the pandemic, London was by far the most visited city in the UK by international tourists. When looking at the contribution to inbound tourism of leading European travel destinations, the city’s prominent role in supporting inbound tourism in the UK stands out. In 2023, London alone accounted for over half of inbound tourist arrivals in the country.

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The main aim of the United Kingdom Day Visits Survey, the Great Britain Day Visits Survey (GBDVS), and latterly the England Leisure Visits Survey (ELVS), is to measure the extent of participation in day visits, and to estimate the scale and value of visits taken. In particular the principal investigators are interested in the extent of participation in different kinds of day trips, how frequently particular types of trip are undertaken, and associated expenditure.

The survey also seeks to provide information on a number of other trip details, such as activities undertaken, areas visited, time spent at the main destination, modes of transport, distance travelled, number of people involved and the trip party composition. Respondents to the survey are generally asked to recall trips taken within the past two weeks.


The 2002-2003 survey covered trips within Great Britain only, not Northern Ireland as had previously been the case, hence the change of name from United Kingdom Day Visits Survey to Great Britain Day Visits Survey.

The survey also sought to provide estimates of leisure day visits to three main types of destination, including towns and cities, the countryside, and the seaside or coast. Within these types, trips involving visits to any of three further subsidiary destinations (woods and forests, and both navigable and non-navigable inland waters) could also be recorded.
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The dataset provides a record of all trips from home in the last two weeks to towns, seaside areas, countryside areas, woods or forests, and water areas (with or without boats). Details are included for up to seven of the most recent trips undertaken by respondents within the last two weeks. If a trip of the kind listed above had not been undertaken in the past two weeks, respondents were asked to recall the most recent trip of this type in the last twelve months and to give details of that one instead. If a town or countryside trip had not been undertaken in the last two weeks, respondents were instead only asked to recall the last time a trip of this type occurred and the frequency of such trips in the last year.

Changes between the 1998 and 2002 questionnaires:
One of the major changes between the 1998 questionnaire and the 2002-2003 version was the exclusion of the series of questions on respondents' satisfaction with the facilities, information and general upkeep of woodland and forest sites and similarly for inland water sites. Another question from the 1998 questionnaire which was also omitted related to a secondary purpose of the leisure trip.

In addition to questions omitted, some new questions were also introduced. For example, it was decided that more emphasis should be placed on identifying the geographical location of the various leisure trips undertaken. Consequently, interviewers were encouraged, wherever possible, to obtain from the respondents the postcode of the main destination visited on the leisure trip. Where this was unknown to the respondent, the interviewers were instructed to collect as much detail as possible about the destination to allow the postcode to be subsequently identified. Secondly, a question was added to establish whether respondents were accompanied on their leisure trip by friends or relatives, who were staying away from home overnight with the respondent or in local accommodation. The purpose of this question was to determine the extent to which the 'hosting' of friends and relatives acted as a motivator for taking leisure trips from home. Thirdly, for each leisure trip, a question was added which sought to establish whether the respondent had bought any locally-made products to eat or drink on the trip or to take home as a souvenir or gift. The question also identified what type of product or produce was bought.

For further details of questionnaire structure, please consult the documentation.

Standard Measures:
Occupational coding of the chief income earner was carried out using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2000), published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In association with other information such as the employment status and size of employment establishment, it is also possible to derive Social Class automatically and if required, the new ONS Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

London and Munich were among the most expensive cities in Europe for the construction of warehouses in 2024, while advanced manufacturing facilities were the most expensive in Amsterdam. Meanwhile, among the selected cities, Paris had the lowest construction costs for warehouses. However, construction costs do not always follow the same trends as commercial real estate in Europe, with sale prices differing significantly in some cases. Warehouse take-up in Europe These high construction costs in the largest cities probably affect the take-up of large warehouses European cities. Instead, Birmingham in the United Kingdom (UK) came in first in 2023, with roughly 913,000 square meters of warehouse space spread throughout the municipality. Of the first ten entries, two werelocated in the UK, which makes it one of the most popular warehouse locations. Retail warehouse rental prices London was the UK region with the highest bix-box warehouse rent prices. As of the last quarter of 2023, roughly 28.5 British pounds were paid per square foot. This was more than twice the amount paid for the same type of buildings in the West Midlands. London was also the European city with the highest rent for warehouses, with Oslo and Helsinki following far behind.

Dataset of 6 survey processes applied to different populations –locals, tourists and users– from St. George´s Cultural Quarter (Leicester) and the Ouseburn Valley (Newcastle Upon Tyne) between September 2016 and April 2020. Dataset with the answers to a series of questionnaires carried out to determine the brand awareness of the cultural and creative districts of Leicester, the St. George's Quarter, and Newcastle Upon Tyne, the Ouseburn Valley. In total, six survey processes have been carried out in which two different questionnaires have been used. The first of them is aimed at tourists and locals from Leicester and Newcastle Upon Tyne and, the second, at users of their districts St. George's Quarter and the Ouseburn Valley. The first questionnaire aims to determine the notoriety of the districts among tourists and locals. Hence two different survey processes were carried out using the same questionnaire, one among tourists and the other among locals. The questionnaire contains a total of 16 questions, some of them open and others closed, and is made up of five blocks intended to analyze: Sociodemographic characteristics. Through the first two questions of the questionnaire, the aim is to obtain sociodemographic data of the sample surveyed, such as age and sex. Degree of knowledge of the concept of cultural and creative districts in the city of Leicester/Newcastle Upon Tyne. This section aims to study the degree of spontaneous and suggested notoriety of the district and its logo among the public, whether tourists or locals. It asks, directly and indirectly, about some cultural and creative districts in the city and their corporate visual identity. First, it is done indirectly (spontaneous awareness) and then directly and concretely (suggested awareness). Degree of knowledge of different institutions, companies or organizations in the district. This part aims to detect whether the local public knows the most relevant actors in the district, regardless of whether or not the respondent is aware of the name given to the space. For this, participants are asked about the most representative areas of each district and other general activities that they may know about. Motivation to attend, know, use and visit the district regularly. This block aims to determine the reasons why the respondents make use of a cultural and creative district, as well as the frequency with which they visit it. Opinions, variables, values and characteristics linked to cultural and creative districts in general. The respondents are asked about the importance that these spaces in the city have for them and why. The questionnaire includes both mandatory questions and other optional ones, considering that those people who were unaware of a cultural and creative district or certain spaces within it could not answer some of the questions. It is worth noting some details of each survey process: The first survey process was carried out in person in September 2016 among tourists and visitors in Leicester, in the city centre, at the Leicester Tourist Office located at Gallowtree Gate. The second survey process took place between September and December 2017 among the inhabitants of Leicester. It was carried out in person in the city centre (specifically at Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower, Humberstone Gate and at the De Montfort University campus) and in the surroundings of Leicester's cultural and creative district (in Rutland Street). The third and fourth survey processes were carried out between September and December 2018 among the inhabitants and tourists of Newcastle Upon Tyne, respectively. Both processes were carried out in person in the city centre (specifically in Eldon Square, Grey's Monument, Northumberland Street and Newgate Street). During all these processes, the necessary instructions were given to the respondents so that they could answer the questionnaire correctly, in person and orally, and the answers obtained were recorded on a digital tablet. In Leicester, 50 surveys were carried out among tourists and 306 among locals. On the other hand, in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 62 surveys were carried out among tourists and 60 among locals. All of these surveys were carried out in person. In addition, another survey process different from the ones described above was carried out, for which a second questionnaire was used. This questionnaire has a similar structure to the first and many of the blocks are common, but focuses on understanding the reasons that led current users to a cultural and creative district become such, and how they make use of the district and its logo, its corporate visual identity, its nature as a cultural and creative space, the existing information about it, etc. The main objective of this second questionnaire, beyond determining the suggested notoriety of the districts of St. George's Quarter and the Ouseburn Valley among its users, has focused on studying the phenomenology described. To do this, a total of 17 questions are combined, some of them open and others closed, distributed into five blocks intended to analyse: Sociodemographic characteristics. Through the first three questions of the questionnaire, the aim is to obtain sociodemographic data of the sample surveyed, such as age, gender and current employment status. Opinions, variables, values and characteristics linked to cultural and creative districts in general. Respondents are asked about the importance of these spaces in the city and why they are important (if respondents consider they are). Degree of awareness of the nature of the cultural and creative districts among their users. This section aims to study the degree of suggested notoriety of a district and its logo among users. It asks directly about the identification of the space as a cultural and creative district and the knowledge (or not) of its corporate visual identity. Degree of knowledge and use of the different institutions, companies, organizations and actors in the district. This part aims to detect the level of knowledge and frequency of use of the most relevant spaces in a district by the surveyed users. Respondents are asked about the most representative areas of each district and other general activities that they may know about in them. Motivation to attend, get to know and visit the district regularly. This block aims to determine the reasons why respondents make use of a cultural and creative district, as well as the frequency with which they visit the space and with whom they do so. In addition, it focuses on studying how they get to it (public transport, walking, car,...) and through which means (social networks, traditional media, word of mouth,...) the surveyed users are aware of the different events that take place in the corresponding district. The questionnaire includes both mandatory questions and other optional ones, once again considering that those people who may be unaware of certain spaces in the cultural and creative district or certain features of it may not be able to answer some of the questions. Both survey processes were carried out online between March and April 2019 and 65 responses have been obtained among users of the St. George's Quarter and 86 among users of the Ouseburn Valley. During all the survey processes, the necessary instructions were given to the respondents so that they could answer the questionnaire correctly. Likewise, they were informed of the nature of the investigation and the identity of the interviewer, and also were provided with a contact email to send any questions or suggestions. In this case, the questionnaire was prepared using Google Forms and distributed from March 1 to April 30, 2020 "online" through "e-mailing" and Social Networks such as Google +, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For this, the different workers in the areas of interest were identified thanks to the web directories available on the corporate pages of each cultural, creative, educational actor, etc. and were contacted. In addition, concerning social networks, the questionnaire was distributed using various specific interest groups existing in the districts and through the corporate accounts of the actors in the districts, which facilitated the distribution of the questionnaire on their profiles on social networks.

Spain was the most visited country by residents of the United Kingdom in 2023, with approximately ***** million visits. This figure was marginally lower than in 2019, prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Meanwhile, ************************* followed in the 2023 rankings; of these, only ****** reported a higher number of visits that year compared to pre-pandemic levels. Spain still a favorite among UK holidaymakers Spain has become a firm favorite among holiday travelers from Britain, as it continually lists as the most visited holiday destination abroad. Beach holidays are popular among Brits in search of warmer climates, and the relative ease and cheapness of package holidays to the Mediterranean make it possible. Along with ******************, the UK is one of the key inbound travel markets for Spain. Outbound tourism from the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic As suggested by the figures recorded by the leading outbound travel destinations, the number of visits abroad from the United Kingdom rebounded in 2022 but had not yet caught up with pre-pandemic levels as of 2023, totaling around ** million that year. As the volume of visits bounced back, the outbound tourism expenditure in the UK also experienced a sharp annual increase in 2022 and in fact exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

Two zones in the City Fringe during peak hours, will be restricted to walking, cycling and low emissions vehicles only. These zones, known as ultra low emissions streets, or ULEV streets. For more information please visit-https://hackney.gov.uk/article/5270/Ultra-low-emission-streets.

In 2023, London played a prominent role in supporting international tourism in the United Kingdom. That year, the UK's capital accounted for roughly ** percent of all inbound tourist arrivals in the country. Meanwhile, Paris represented around ** percent of the international arrivals to France, whereas travelers to Barcelona made up ** percent of inbound tourist arrivals in Spain in 2023. What are the most visited European cities? When looking at the number of inbound tourist arrivals to leading travel destinations in Europe, Paris and Île-de-France, the region surrounding the French capital, recorded the highest figure in 2023, with nearly ** million arrivals. London and Istanbul, also among the leading city tourism destinations in Europe based on the number of bed nights, followed in the ranking that year, with over ** million and ** million inbound tourist arrivals, respectively. What are the most visited European countries? Both before and after the impact of the health crisis, France was the most visited European country by international travelers. In 2023, it reported *** million inbound arrivals, ranking ahead of Spain, Italy, and Turkey. On the other hand, Spain was the European country with the highest number of inbound tourism receipts, followed by the United Kingdom.

The number of overseas visits to the United Kingdom rose significantly in 2022 over the previous year, after falling dramatically due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite the sharp annual increase, inbound visits remained below pre-pandemic levels. In England, the most visited country by inbound travelers in the UK, international visits totaled around 27.8 million in 2022, remaining 23 percent lower than in 2019. Meanwhile, London, Edinburgh, and Manchester topped the ranking of the cities in the UK with the highest number of inbound visits in 2022.

Younger audiences dominate TikTok, a social video app that is also used extensively by influencers and travel bloggers. In April 2023, ********* was the city in Europe with the most TikTok views, amassing over *** billion views of videos tagged with the city's name. ****** was also extremely popular with TikTok users, totaling over **** billion views in April 2023, making the UK capital one of the most danceable cities in Europe. Other popular European cities tagged on the app were Paris, Istanbul, and Madrid.

In 2023, London recorded the highest number of visits for business travel from overseas in the United Kingdom, with 2.98 million visits. Meanwhile, Birmingham ranked second with 427,000.

In 2023, London was the leading European city tourism destination based on the number of bed nights. That year, bed nights in the United Kingdom's capital exceeded 78 million, denoting a sharp annual increase but not fully recovering yet from the impact of COVID-19. Meanwhile, Paris and Istanbul followed in the ranking in 2023, with roughly 52 million and nearly 30 million bed nights. What are the most visited countries in Europe? While the French capital came in second among leading European cities based on bed nights, France topped the ranking of the European countries with the highest number of inbound tourist arrivals in 2023, ahead of Spain, Italy, and Turkey. Meanwhile, when looking at European countries with the highest tourism receipts that year, Spain recorded the highest figure, with over 90 billion U.S. dollars, followed by the United Kingdom. How many international tourists visit Europe every year? In 2023, the number of international tourist arrivals in Europe grew significantly over the previous year, totaling over 700 million. This figure, however, remained below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, either before and after the impact of COVID-19, Europe was the region with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide.