Inbound Tourism

January 2016 breaks UK's international visits record

24-Mar-2016 By Emma Eversham

The number of international visitors arriving in the UK in January rose 6 per cent on the previous year, breaking a record for the month and marking an 'encouraging start to the year' according to marketing agency VisitBritain. 

Tourism spend rise on track despite fewer August visits

09-Oct-2014 By Melodie Michel

VisitBritain is on track to deliver its 2015 target of £2bn extra visitor spend, despite a slight 1 per cent increase year to date.

Positive tourism backdrop for new Culture Secretary

10-Apr-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The hospitality and tourism sector has welcomed Sajid Javid into his new role as Culture Secretary, with Maria Miller’s replacement coming in at a time when the 'staycation' trend remains strong and international visitor spend has hit record...

Jobs and growth: New report reveals true value of British tourism

21-Nov-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Tourism has become a ‘bedrock’ of the UK economy, generating a third of the UK’s new jobs between 2010 and 2012 and escalating in value to now be worth around £127bn – 9 per cent of the UK’s GDP.

2012 tourist figures: Inbound visitors spend £19bn in UK in Olympic year

14-Feb-2013 By Emma Eversham

Inbound tourism contributed £19bn to the UK economy in 2012 as 31 million international tourists flocked here for the Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown.