2021 data excludes the Eurotunnel and the Irish border.
Figures from prior to 2019 were taken from earlier reports.Â
Estimates based on the . Interviews are conducted with passengers arriving and departing from the country and include visits for all purposes, including for vacation, business, study, visiting friends and family, and other leisure purposes.
The number of international tourist arrivals from Europe to the United Kingdom rose in 2023 over the previous year. Overall, inbound visits from Europe totaled nearly ** million in 2023, growing from million in 2022. Since 2011, the year with the highest volume of inbound visits from Europe was 2016, when they numbered 27.32Â
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