Although inbound tourism to the UK increased by only one percent in 2019, tourism from China recorded a growth of three percent compared to 2018. The UK saw its most significant rise in visitor numbers from China in 2011, with a year on year growth of 45 percent.
Year-on-year percentage growth in tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2019*
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VisitBritain. (July 1, 2020). Year-on-year percentage growth in tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686756/chinese-visitor-growth-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. "Year-on-year percentage growth in tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2019*." Chart. July 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686756/chinese-visitor-growth-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. (2020). Year-on-year percentage growth in tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686756/chinese-visitor-growth-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. "Year-on-year Percentage Growth in Tourist Visits from China to The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2004 and 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686756/chinese-visitor-growth-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain, Year-on-year percentage growth in tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686756/chinese-visitor-growth-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Year-on-year percentage growth in tourist visits from China to the United Kingdom (UK) between 2004 and 2019* [Graph], VisitBritain, July 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686756/chinese-visitor-growth-united-kingdom-uk/