The number of international visits made by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom dropped drastically due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2020, the total amounted to only 2.45 million and it dropped again in 2021 by 51 percent. By contrast, in the best year of the 2010s, that number surpassed nine million.
Number of international business visits in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 1, 2022). Number of international business visits in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513024/inbound-business-visits-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of international business visits in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513024/inbound-business-visits-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of international business visits in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513024/inbound-business-visits-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of International Business Visits in The United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513024/inbound-business-visits-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of international business visits in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513024/inbound-business-visits-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Number of international business visits in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513024/inbound-business-visits-united-kingdom-uk/