Visits to the UK from Overseas residents

These pages contain data and information on visits to the UK by overseas residents based on data from the Office for National Statistics' International Passenger Survey. 

Please use the links below to browse for the detailed data you are interested in, or view our one-page document for headline statistics.

OverseasVisits

Latest Data Go

Charts and reports showing the latest provisional data from the International Passenger Survey.

OverseasVisits

Historical Trend Data Go

Here you will find data and charts enabling you to understand how tourism to the UK by overseas residents has evolved.

OverseasVisits

Business Visits Go

Here you will find data on business visits to the UK by overseas residents.

OverseasVisits

Visits to Different Parts of the UK Go

Look here for information on how many overseas visitors went to different parts of the UK.  You'll find data for the UK's Nations (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), Regions of England (eg London, South West, North East), Counties, and Cities/Towns.

OverseasVisits

More About Visitors to the UK Go

In this section you'll find additional data and reports about visitors to the UK including what activities they get up to in Britain, and more details about their trip characteristics.

Publications

Archive of Detailed Full Year Data Go

Here you will find separate detailed Excel files with data for each year of the International Passenger Survey from 2000 onwards.

OverseasVisits

About the Survey Go

In this section you'll find details on the methodology of the survey, answers to frequently asked questions, and details of VisitBritain's sponsored questions from the past and also those coming soon.