Latest Data

Using the links below, you'll find the latest available data from the International Passenger Survey, giving information on visits to the UK by overseas residents.

The survey is run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  Click here for an Excel file with publication dates, or for more information about the survey and other frequently asked questions please see our 'About the Survey' page. To learn more about how to use pivot tables download a brief overview.

Note: The International Passenger Survey is based on a sample of departing visitors, therefore all figures are 'estimates'.  Additionally, spending estimates rely on respondents being able to accurately recollect how much they have spent during their visit to Britain.  The number of visitors interviewed varies from month to month, but is typically between 4,000-5,000.

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Inbound Visitor Statistics for March 2013 Go

Headline summary of the latest inbound visitor statistics, with charts showing the latest trends from different regions and countries, and for different purposes.  The ONS release data with a 6 week time lag.

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Quarterly Data - UK level (xls) Go

This Excel file contains the latest detailed quarterly data released by the ONS in pivot-tables and pivot-charts.  This UK-level file covers data (for visits, nights, and spend) by country of residence, mode of travel, purpose of visit, duration of stay, and three-month period.  There is typically a four month time-lag between the end of a quarter and release of data by the ONS.

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Quarterly Data - Visits to Different Parts of the UK (xls) Go

This Excel file contains the latest detailed quarterly data released by the ONS in pivot-tables and pivot-charts.

This file shows how many visits there were to different parts of the UK (eg Scotland, Wales, South West England) and covers data by country of residence, purpose of visit, and three-month period.  Nights and spend data is also available here.  There is typically a four month time-lag between the end of a quarter and release of data by the ONS.

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Top 50 markets in 2012 (xls) Go

This Excel file lists the top 50 markets for visits to the UK for 2012 and 2011.  This file shows visits, nights and spend by visitors' country of residence.

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Detailed data for 2012 (xls) Go

This Excel file contains detailed data for the latest year available.  Use to find out how many visits there were to the UK from overseas and analyse by journey purpose, country of residence, nationality, age, gender, mode of travel, vehicle, duration of stay, and quarter of the year.  Also see figures for independent and package travel.

As well as data for visits, you can also view data showing how many nights visitors spent in the UK, the amount they spent when in the UK, and average length of stay, average spend per night, and average spend per visit.

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