Research and insights
Latest releases
- Download (329.76 KB) View (329.76 KB)Flight Searches Monthly Update - data up to September 2025 (ForwardKeys)Download (2.1 MB) View (2.1 MB)GBTS, Domestic overnight and day trips in June and Q2 2025, ToplinesDownload (398.25 KB) View (398.25 KB)2024 IPS GB Nations and Regions Inbound Update (Published 26 August 2025)Download (531.59 KB) View (531.59 KB)Inbound card spending insights - Monthly report up to June 2025
Intro
Gain a deeper knowledge of travel and tourism with our industry-leading data and analysis. We provide expert research into the inbound and domestic visitor landscape across the nations – designed to help inform your business decisions, expand your expertise and identify key growth markets.
These resources cover a wide range of topics, trends, regions, visitor types, businesses and international markets. Discover the latest releases, browse historic reports and examine the data through our visualisations. You can also keep up-to-date with news and insights from our industry experts by subscribing to our fortnightly newsletter.
Explore our research and insights
Explore our research and insights
- Photo by: VisitBritain/Rama Knight  - Visitor economy in England/Britain- The social value of tourism 
 State of the Nation
 2025 inbound forecast
- Photo by: VisitBritain/Getty Images/Roy James Shakespeare  
- Photo by: Peter Dazeley / The Image Bank / Getty Images  - Volume and value of inbound tourism- About the international passenger survey 
 Inbound visits and spend: monthly, UK
 Inbound visits and spend: quarterly, regional
 Inbound visits and spend: quarterly, UK
 Inbound visits and spend: annual, regional
 Inbound visits and spend: trends by UK town
 Inbound visits and spend: annual, UK
 - Why visitors choose Britain/England- British culture and heritage 
 British transport (IPS)
 Motivations, influences, decisions and sustainability research
 UK’s image overseas (Nation Brand Index)
 Discover England Fund research: archive
 British food and drink
 Football
 Shopping
 Perception of Britain overseas
 Screen tourism
- Photo by: VisitBritain  
- Photo by: VisitBritain/Getty Images  - Domestic and inbound visitor insights- Domestic sentiment tracker 
 Domestic Bank holiday trip tracker
 Activities and experiences
 Inbound COVID-19 sentiment tracker
 Card spending data
 Aviation data
 
- Photo by: Getty Images/E+/JohnnyGreig  - Inbound market insights- France 
 Germany
 Saudi Arabia
 Spain
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
 United States of America (USA)
 See all inbound markets
- Photo by: VisitBritain/Brynn Hauxwell  
Explore different datasets using our visualisations
Use our visualisations below to explore different datasets in detail.
Upcoming releases
| Release date | |
|---|---|
| GBTS, domestic overnight trips and day visits, July 2025 (* the release has been delayed to allow for extra quality assurance checks) | TBC * | 
| GBTS, domestic overnight trips and day visits, August 2025 | 4 November 2025 | 
| Domestic Sentiment Tracker, November 2025 | 20 November 2025 | 
| Hotel Occupancy, October 2025 | 27 November 2025 | 
| Domestic Sentiment Tracker, December 2025 | 18 December 2025 | 
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Frequently asked questions
Browse our responses to key FAQs. For more information on these topics, please contact our research team at [email protected].
- Please refer to our data for domestic tourism, which is split into day visits and overnight visits. 
- Please view our Domestic Sentiment Tracker, where we share data on overnight and day trip intentions, motivations to take a trip, activities planned for that trip, as well as barriers to taking a trip. 
- You can explore global market data using our interactive visualisations by quarter and by year, where you can specify the data you need and see trends over time. You can also visit our inbound market pages. 
- Yes, our Accessibility and inclusion page has various reports and insights, as well as links to external resources relevant to the topic. 
- We have published insights from a range of sources and projects on our Holiday activities and experiences page. 
- Every year, we conduct a national survey of visits to visitor attractions. You can find visitor numbers for almost 2,000 attractions in the detailed survey reports, while separate ‘Top 20’ listings show the most popular attractions nationally and regionally. 
- We explored the trip-booking journey in our MIDAS research; please see the Full Report, chapter 9, from page 139. 
- Our Discover England Fund included a programme of strategic research, covering travel product development, case studies, insights into a range of destinations and activities, market opportunity guidance and travel trade research. While it is dated 2019, most of its information and insights remain valid. 
- Please see our inbound tourism forecast. 
- To find out when the next updates will be published, please refer to our release timetable, which includes publication dates for all our major surveys. You can also subscribe to our newsletter. 
- Please contact us directly; we will do our best to help. 








 
  
  
  
  
 