* Longer stay holidays lasting four or more nights.
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 longer stay holiday trips abroad from the UK 2012-2019, by length
In total, approximately *** million holidays were taken overseas by tourists from the United Kingdom (UK) for ** nights or more in 2019. The most popular length of holiday stays throughout the period from 2012 to 2019 for UK tourists was * to ** nights, with over **** million such visits made in 2019.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of longer stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2012 to 2019, by length of stay* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/749682/long-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of longer stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2012 to 2019, by length of stay* (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/749682/long-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of longer stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2012 to 2019, by length of stay* (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/749682/long-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Longer Stay Holiday Visits Abroad by United Kingdom (Uk) Residents from 2012 to 2019, by Length of Stay* (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 May 2020, /statistics/749682/long-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of longer stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2012 to 2019, by length of stay* (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/749682/long-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of longer stay holiday visits abroad by United Kingdom (UK) residents from 2012 to 2019, by length of stay* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/749682/long-stay-holiday-visits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk/
