* Short stay trips lasting one to three nights for all travel purposes (holiday, business, visiting friends or relatives etc.).
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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Number of short stay trips abroad from the UK 2011-2019
The annual number of short stay trips (lasting *** to nights) made abroad for all travel purposes from the United Kingdom has increased over the period between 2011 and 2019. In 2019, over **** million overseas visits were made for trips lasting between *** and nights.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of short stay visits abroad (1-3 nights) by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/672005/short-stay-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of short stay visits abroad (1-3 nights) by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/672005/short-stay-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of short stay visits abroad (1-3 nights) by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/672005/short-stay-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Short Stay Visits Abroad (1-3 Nights) by United Kingdom (Uk) Residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 May 2020, /statistics/672005/short-stay-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of short stay visits abroad (1-3 nights) by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/672005/short-stay-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of short stay visits abroad (1-3 nights) by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2011 to 2019* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/672005/short-stay-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
