inbound visits to the United Kingdom reached approximately 3.6 million. Overall, data for 2021 mainly refer to air passengers since it was not possible to conduct passenger surveys at the Eurotunnel and UK ports. Figures from the port of Dover were included only from the third quarter of the year.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the number of nights spent by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom was substantially lower than in the same period of 2019 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Between October and December 2021, international travelers in the UK recorded around 36.1 million overnight stays, while Number of nights spent by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in millions)
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VisitBritain. (June 15, 2022). Number of nights spent by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519667/inbound-nights-united-kingdom-uk-by-quarter/
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VisitBritain. (2022). Number of nights spent by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519667/inbound-nights-united-kingdom-uk-by-quarter/
VisitBritain. "Number of Nights Spent by Inbound Tourists in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Quarter 2015 to 4th Quarter 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519667/inbound-nights-united-kingdom-uk-by-quarter/
VisitBritain, Number of nights spent by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519667/inbound-nights-united-kingdom-uk-by-quarter/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of nights spent by inbound tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in millions) [Graph], VisitBritain, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519667/inbound-nights-united-kingdom-uk-by-quarter/