These figures represent the annual estimates of overseas travel to the United Kingdom, based on interviews with passengers upon entering or leaving the UK by the main air, sea and tunnel routes.
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 data for 2019 was produced using a new improved estimation method. Figures from 2009 to 2018 shown here have been revised according to the new method. The impact of the improved methodology can be .
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Inbound travel spending: North America visitors to the UK 2011-2019
The spending of residents from North America on visits to the United Kingdom has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. Around *** billion pounds was spent by residents traveling to the UK for all purposes in 2019.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Spending of visitors from North America in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/616848/inbound-travel-spending-north-american-visitors-to-united-kingdom-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending of visitors from North America in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/616848/inbound-travel-spending-north-american-visitors-to-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Spending of visitors from North America in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/616848/inbound-travel-spending-north-american-visitors-to-united-kingdom-uk/
