Inbound visits and spend: quarterly, UK
Released on:
17 May 2024
Next release:
22 July 2024
17 May 2024
22 July 2024
Please note these are the final 2023 estimates. In the summary report, you can find further detail by journey purpose, global region and inbound market as well as the full 2023 results. View the nations and regions summary for Q4 and 2023.
Access the final estimates for 2023 in our summary report which covers headlines and distribution by journey purpose, global regions and selected markets.
Download the data in Excel and explore the detail in the pre-built pivot tables.
Use our visualisations to see this data in greater depth and clarity. Filter by season, inbound market, purpose, mode, trip duration and nationality.
The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous survey carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It covers all major air, sea and tunnel ports, providing detailed information on the numbers and types of visits made by people travelling to and from the UK.
From January to June 2022, the ONS was unable to restart interviewing at Eurotunnel due to COVID-19 restrictions, so data for those travelling via this port is excluded for this time period. Interviewing at Eurostar was not affected by COVID-19 restrictions during this period. The ONS restarted IPS interviews at all ports from July 2022.
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