Release

Travel trends 2015

Released: 20 May 2016 9:30am
Next release: 18 May 2017

Summary

Annual results from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), which collects information from passengers as they enter or leave the UK by the principal air, sea and tunnel routes.

Publications

  • Travel trends: 2015

    Travel Trends is an annual report that provides estimates and profiles of travel and tourism visits (those of less than 12 months' duration) and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) has been providing the source data for travel and tourism since 1961.

Data

  • Overseas travel and tourism, quarterly

    Quarterly estimates of overseas residents’ visits and spending. Also includes data on nights, purpose, region of UK visited and mode of travel. Breakdowns by nationality and area of residence are covered. This dataset is published quarterly. The versions published for Quarters 1 (Jan to Mar), 2 (Apr to June) and 3 (July to Sept) are on a separate webpage under the name "Estimates of overseas residents' visits and spending".

  • Travel trends estimates: UK residents' visits abroad

    Annual estimates of visits and spending by UK residents abroad. Also includes data on nights, purpose, main country visited and mode of travel. Breakdowns by length of stay and nationality are covered. In 2019, new methods were introduced for this dataset. The 2009 to 2019 edition supersedes all previous time series editions of this dataset. We advise against using all editions listed before the 2019 edition.

  • Travel trends estimates: overseas residents in the UK

    Annual estimates of overseas residents’ visits and spending. Also includes data on nights, purpose, region of UK visited and mode of travel. Breakdowns by nationality and area of residence are covered. In 2019, new methods were introduced for this dataset. The 2009 to 2019 edition supersedes all previous time series editions of this dataset. We advise against using all editions listed before the 2019 edition.

  • Travel trends estimates: overseas residents in the UK and UK residents abroad

    Annual estimates of visits and spending for UK residents abroad and for overseas residents visiting the UK.

  • Travel trends: confidence intervals

    Confidence intervals for the Travel trends estimates.

Contact details

Name

Giles Horsfield

Email

socialsurveys@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 455731

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

Pre-release access list

The phrase 'Pre-release Access' refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.

Besides ONS staff, the following persons are given pre-release access by the period indicated before release.

| Access Granted To | Organisation | Period | | :— | :— | :— | | Head ‐ Research & Forecasting | VisitBritain | 24 hrs | | Insight Specialist | VisitBritain | 24 hrs | | Head of Media | Visit Britain | 24 hrs | | Director Research | Visit Britain | 24 hrs | | First Minister | Scottish Government| 24 hrs | | Statistician | Scottish Government| 24 hrs | | Assistant Statistician | Scottish Government | 24 hrs | | Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs | Scottish Government | 24 hrs | | Senior Economist and Head of Division | Scottish Government | 24 hrs | | Policy Officer - Tourism | Scottish Government | 24 hrs | | Communications Officer | Scottish Government | 24 hrs | | Special Advisor | Scottish Government | 24 hrs | | Communications Officer | Scottish Government| 24 hrs | | BSL Interpreter | Scottish Government| 24 hrs | | Head Of Corporate Communications | Visit Scotland | 24 hrs | | Senior Tourism Insight Manager | Visit Scotland | 24 hrs | | Assistant Private Secretary | DCMS | 24 hrs | | Assistant Statistician | DCMS | 24 hrs | | Head of Profession | DCMS | 24 hrs | | Communications Officer | DCMS | 24 hrs | | Minister for Sport and Tourism | DCMS | 24 hrs | | Head of Tourism Promotion | DCMS | 24 hrs | | Head of Research | Welsh Government | 24 hrs |