UK vacationers spent GBP 5.8 billion (USD 7.51 billion) on visits abroad in September. This was revealed by the most recent official statistics from Workplace for Nationwide Statistics. The overall was up by 10% on the identical month final yr as an estimated 7.8 million headed overseas – an increase of two%.

The height July to September summer season interval noticed visits overseas edge up by 1% to 24.4 million over the identical quarter in 2018. Nonetheless, spending by UK residents on abroad journeys within the interval rose by 7% to GBP 17.6 billion (USD 22.78 billion).

There have been 2.9 million visits to international locations outdoors North America and Europe over this three-month interval, a rise of three%. However journeys to North America fell by 3% to 1.2 million visits whereas visits to European international locations remained just like the earlier yr at 20.2 million.

The variety of vacation visits elevated by 1% to 17.3 million, enterprise journeys fell by 9% to 1.4 million, whereas journey to pals and family members decreased by 1% to five.2 million.