Theme: Travel and Transport

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Visits to UK 31.1 million

Visits abroad 56.5 million

Fall in visits to UK excluding London 0.5 million

Visits from abroad to London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

Infographic displaying visits and spend associated with London 2012.

Visits from abroad to London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

Infographic displaying visits and spend associated with London 2012.

Video Summary: The Geography of Tourism Employment

A short video about the geography of tourism employment in the UK in 2011

Video Summary: Method of Travel to Work in England and Wales

A short video about method of travel to work in England and Wales

Visits to the UK for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

698,000 Olympics/Paralympics-related visits to the UK in 2012

Driving is the most common travel to work method

What the 2011 Census tells us about travel to work in England and Wales

Key Publications

Statistical bulletin: Overseas Travel and Tourism, March 2013 09-May-2013
Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.

Report: Overseas Travel And Tourism, Q3 2012 10-Jan-2013
This report contains estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits. The estimates are derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) conducted by ONS at all major air and Eurostar ports in the UK as well as on sea and Eurotunnel routes into and out of the UK.

Report: Travel Trends, 2012 19-Apr-2013
Presents the annual estimates of overseas travel and tourism based on interviews conducted with passengers as they enter or leave the UK by the principal air, sea and tunnel routes.

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Video Summary: The Economy - International Comparisons 14-May-2013
This is a short video looking at international comparisons of one aspect of well-being, the economy.
Exporters and importers in Great Britain, 2011 30-Apr-2013
11% of registered businesses in GB were engaged in exporting in 2011, and 10% in importing
Video Summary: An Overview of Children's Well-being, 2013 26-Apr-2013
An Overview of Children's Well-being, 2013
Visits to the UK for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics 19-Apr-2013
698,000 Olympics/Paralympics-related visits to the UK in 2012
Employment Characteristics of Tourism Industries, 2011 - video summary 22-Mar-2013
This is a video summary of the Employment Characteristics of Tourism Industries, 2011 release
Older people more likely to feel they belong to their neighbourhoods 14-Mar-2013
This is a story about older people's perceptions of their neighbourhood, friends and overall life satisfaction

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Overseas Travel and Tourism, March 2013 09-May-2013
Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Information paper - Annual Business Survey (ABS): Exporters and importers in Great Britain, 2011 (Pdf 362Kb) 30-Apr-2013
Information note
Travel Trends, 2012 19-Apr-2013
Presents the annual estimates of overseas travel and tourism based on interviews conducted with passengers as they enter or leave the UK by the principal air, sea and tunnel routes.
Measuring National Well-being: Older people’s leisure time and volunteering, 2013 11-Apr-2013
This is part of a series of short articles examining the well-being of older people aged 50 and over using measures related to the Measuring National Well-being Programme. The Office for National Statistics measures of well-being are organised into ten domains with each domain having between three and five separate indicators. More information about all the measures can be found in the ‘National Well-being wheel of measures’.
Overseas Travel and Tourism, February 2013 11-Apr-2013
Monthly estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Pre-release access list for Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism, February 2013 (Pdf 30Kb) 11-Apr-2013
A list of those granted pre-release access to Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism

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Reference table: Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism, March 2013 (Excel sheet 115Kb) 09-May-2013
Data Tables 1-5 of Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism Statistical Bulletin. These tables provide seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.

Reference table: Overseas Travel And Tourism, Q3 2012 (Excel sheet 835Kb) 10-Jan-2013
Data tables 1-29 of Quarterly Overseas Travel and Tourism report. These tables provide seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.

Reference table: Travelpac - 2012 (ZIP 4347Kb) 19-Apr-2013
Travelpac consists of a series of data files derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), giving access to data in a form suitable for use by small businesses and students.

Reference table: Travel Trends - Section 1 Travel and Tourism, 1980 to 2012 (Excel sheet 200Kb) 19-Apr-2013
Section 1 - Travel & Tourism 1980 to 2012

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Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism, March 2013 (Excel sheet 115Kb) 09-May-2013
Data Tables 1-5 of Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism Statistical Bulletin. These tables provide seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted estimates of completed international visits to and from the UK and earnings and expenditure associated with these visits.
Revisions Triangles, March 2013 (Excel sheet 1038Kb) 09-May-2013
Spreadsheets giving revisions triangles of estimates for the period illustrated in the table in note 5 of the Background notes of Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism - March 2013
Time series data for Monthly Overseas Travel and Tourism, March 2013 09-May-2013
Time series data for the International Passenger Survey
ABS Data by Export and Import Status, 2011 (Excel sheet 113Kb) 30-Apr-2013
This spreadsheet contains Annual Business Survey (ABS) estimates on importers and exporters for 2011
Travelpac - 2012 (ZIP 4347Kb) 19-Apr-2013
Travelpac consists of a series of data files derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), giving access to data in a form suitable for use by small businesses and students.
Travel Trends - Section 1 Travel and Tourism, 1980 to 2012 (Excel sheet 200Kb) 19-Apr-2013
Section 1 - Travel & Tourism 1980 to 2012

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Visits from abroad to London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

Video Summary: The Geography of Tourism Employment

Video Summary: Method of Travel to Work in England and Wales

Visits from abroad to London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics

Video Summary: The Geography of Tourism Employment

Video Summary: Method of Travel to Work in England and Wales

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