Below is a table summarising nights spent by overseas visitors by accommodation type since 2010 (where visitors stayed at least one night).
Download more detailed data including accommodation by journey purpose, country of residence, age and mode of travel back to 2004 (XLS, 11.7MB). Data is available at the regional level towards the bottom of this page.
Please note for 2013 the accommodation categories were reduced therefore the data is not comparable by accommodation category and is available separately. Download the 2013 accommodation data (XLS, 2.4MB).
Accommodation usage - all staying visits
| % of nights by accommodation type | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel/guest house | 26% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 31% |
| Free guest with relatives or friends | 47% | 46% | 47% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% |
| Bed & breakfast | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Rented house/flat | 9% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Hostel/university/school | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Paying guest at family or friends' house | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Own home | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Camping/Caravan | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Holiday village/Centre | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Other | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Accommodation usage by region in 2018
As with the UK level data, accommodation is available at regional level also. Below is at table summarising nights spent by overseas visitors by accommodation type, by region in 2018.
Download more regional detailed data back to 2001 (XLS, 6.8MB), including visits, nights and spend by accommodation type and journey purpose.
| % of NIGHTS by accommodation type | Hotel | Free guest | B&B | Rented house | Hostel | Paying guest | Own home | Camping | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL ENGLAND | 31% | 44% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| London | 42% | 37% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Rest of England | 20% | 50% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% |
| England's North Country | 23% | 51% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 7% |
| Central England | 19% | 54% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 6% |
| Southern England | 19% | 47% | 4% | 11% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| North East | 17% | 44% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| North West | 28% | 48% | 2% | 7% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Yorkshire | 18% | 60% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
| West Midlands | 23% | 54% | 1% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 8% |
| East Midlands | 18% | 52% | 1% | 8% | 13% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 4% |
| East of England | 16% | 57% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| South West | 16% | 37% | 5% | 17% | 14% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| South East | 22% | 54% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| SCOTLAND | 39% | 32% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| WALES | 21% | 44% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 16% | 51% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 26% |
