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.
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Spending of EU visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by travel purpose
Nationals of the European Union spent approximately *** billion British pounds on holiday travel in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. Spend on visiting friends and family in the UK amounted to **** billion pounds, while business travelers spent **** billion.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP)." Chart. May 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Spending of Visitors from The European Union in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Travel Purpose (in Million Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 May 2020, /statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Spending of visitors from the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by travel purpose (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/633831/european-union-visitor-spending-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-travel-purpose/
