France
Visitor characteristics
- Most trips are by those aged 25-44, but the cohort of 45-54 also saw growth over most of the past decade
- More than half of holiday visitors from France (excluding British nationals) are making a repeat trip to Britain (within ten years)
- 27% of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) visitors from France are British nationals
- 97% of departing visitors (excluding British nationals) are ‘likely’ or ‘extremely likely’ to recommend a visit to Britain
Popular activities
Sightseeing of Famous Buildings/ Monuments
Visited a Pub
Went Shopping
Global context
| Measure | 2017 |
|---|---|
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 41.4 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 5 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 51.0 |
| Most visited destination | Spain |
Key demographic and economic data
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Population (m) | 67.4 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 38,361 |
| Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 0.9 |
| Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%) | 1.5 |
Resources
France Market Profile (PDF, 3.50MB)
France Market Snapshot (PDF, 1.44MB)
France Aviation Profile (PDF, 944KB)
More resources
Find out where visitors from France to the UK reside in their own country (Excel, 172KB, Published 2014)
Read about the preferences of Europeans towards tourism (PDF, 1.65MB, Published March 2015)
Find out what perceived barriers to going exploring beyond London for the French (PDF, 904KB, Published July 2013)
Learn more about the role culture and heritage play for French visitors (PDF, 2.37MB, Published 2014)
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 1.1541 EUR
As of 17 April 2019
Retrieved from the Bank of England
