The majority of travel abroad by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 were to destinations in Europe, with 72 percent of visitors traveling to the member states of the European Union that year. Visits to North America amounted to six percent of all UK travels abroad.
Share of visits abroad by UK residents in 2019, by region visited
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Share of visits abroad by UK residents in 2019, by region visited [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/568567/travel-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of visits abroad by UK residents in 2019, by region visited." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/568567/travel-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Share of visits abroad by UK residents in 2019, by region visited. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/568567/travel-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Visits Abroad by Uk Residents in 2019, by Region Visited." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/568567/travel-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of visits abroad by UK residents in 2019, by region visited Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/568567/travel-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Share of visits abroad by UK residents in 2019, by region visited [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/568567/travel-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/