Release

Travel trends 2016

Release date: 18 May 2017 9:30am

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: 2016

    Annual estimates of travel and tourism visits to the UK (of less than 12 months' duration) and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world.

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 ToOrganisationPeriod
Head ‐ Research & ForecastingVisit Britain21 hrs
Market Intelligence SpecialistVisit Britain21 hrs
Strategy and Communications DirectorVisit Britain21 hrs
Head of MediaVisit Britain21 hrs
First MinisterScottish21 hrs
Government
Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External AffairsScottish21 hrs
Government
Principal Private Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External AffairsScottish21 hrs
Government
Principal Private Secretary to the First MinisterScottish21 hrs
Government
Special AdviserScottish21 hrs
Government
Press OfficerScottish21 hrs
Government
Policy OfficerScottish21 hrs
Government
StatisticianScottish21 hrs
Government
Assistant StatisticianScottish21 hrs
Government
Head Of Corporate CommunicationsVisit Scotland21 hrs
Senior Tourism Insight ManagerVisit Scotland21 hrs
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportDCMS21 hrs
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and HeritageDCMS21 hrs
Private Secretary to the Secretary of StateDCMS21 hrs
Policy AdvisorDCMS21 hrs
Senior Communications OfficerDCMS21 hrs
Economist/StatisticianDCMS21 hrs
Senior Communications OfficerDCMS21 hrs
Head of ResearchWelsh Government21 hrs