Taiwan
Taiwan
Travellers from Taiwan made 12.8 million outbound visits in 2024, with an estimated total international tourism expenditure of US$18.9 billion.
In 2023, the UK welcomed 65,000 visits from Taiwan. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was £66.8 million, with an average spend of £1,031 per visit.
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Use our visualisations to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. Includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. This data is based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Global context
Top-level statistics relating to tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.
| Measure | 2024 |
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 18.9 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 20 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 12.8 |
| Most visited destination | Japan |
| Most visited destination in Western Europe | Czechia (Czech Republic) |
Access to Britain from Taiwan
The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.
| Measure | 2024 |
| Weekly aircraft departures | 4 |
| Weekly seat capacity | 1,342 |
| Airports with direct routes in Taiwan | 1 |
| Airports with direct routes in Britain | 1 |
- China Airlines operates non-stop flights from Taipei to London Heathrow.
- In 2024, direct seat capacity from Taiwan to the UK had recovered to 96% of pre-pandemic (2019) seat capacity.
- To see rates for Airport Passenger Duty for passengers from this market, click here.
- To see entry requirements for visitors from this market, click here.
How we source this information
We work with a number of data sources to provide a rich and insightful picture of our key inbound source markets. This includes, but is not limited to, data provided by Oxford Economics, the UNWTO, Apex, Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index and from our own surveys and ad-hoc research. The largest share of the data come from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) by the ONS.
Visit our About the International Passenger Survey page for more information on how the data is collected and analysed.
