Inbound visits and spend: annual, UK
Released on:
26 May 2023
Next release:
to be confirmed
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Report highlights
- In 2022, the UK welcomed 31.2m visits following two years of extremely low visits due to the impact of COVID-19 (down 24% vs 2019).
- In 2022, visitors spent £26.5bn during the 12 months of 2022, down 7% on 2019 (in nominal terms) with Q4 2022 reaching a record £7.7bn. Taking inflation into account, visitor spend would have been 17% below 2019 levels, equivalent to £23.5bn in 2019 prices.
- Over the 12 months, 262.9m nights were spent in the UK by inbound visitors, down 9% on 2019.
- The average spend per visit was £848 in 2022 vs £696 in 2019, up 22% in nominal terms and 8% in real terms.
- Visitors stayed longer in the UK on average in 2022 vs 2019; 8.4 nights per visit in 2022 vs 7.1 nights per visit in 2019.