Tourism in the United Kingdom

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Top 10 countries whose residents provided the most visits to the UK (2014)[1]
Country Number
France France 4.11 million
Germany Germany 3.22 million
United States United States 2.98 million
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 2.49 million
Spain Spain 1.99 million
Netherlands Netherlands 1.97 million
Italy Italy 1.76 million
Poland Poland 1.49 million
Belgium Belgium 1.12 million
Australia Australia 1.06 million
Top 10 countries with holiday stated as purpose of visit (excluding visits to friends and relatives, business and study visits) (2014)[2]
Country Number
France France 1,980,000
Germany Germany 1,460,000
United States United States 1,280,000
Italy Italy 889,577
Netherlands Netherlands 734,480
Spain Spain 728,117
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 589,000
Belgium Belgium 565,207
Australia Australia 478,616
Sweden Sweden 437,340

The United Kingdom is the world's 8th biggest tourist destination, with 34.4 million visiting in 2014. US$17.2 billion was spent in the UK by foreign tourists. VisitBritain data shows that the US remains the most-valuable inbound market, with American visitors spending £2.1bn in 2010.[3] Nevertheless, the number of travellers originating from Europe is larger than those travelling from North America - 21.5 million compared to 3.5 million American/Canadian visitors.[4]

The country's principal tourist destinations are in London, with the Tower of London being the single most visited attraction in the country.[5]

Domestic tourism

Domestic tourism remains the biggest component of tourist spending in the UK, with 2008 expenditures totalling £21,881 million, according to VisitBritain.[6] The national statistical agency also estimates that there were 126 million trips made in 2009.[6] The busiest period for domestic travel in the UK is during bank holidays and the summer months, with August being the busiest. There is a longstanding history in the UK of travel to coastal resorts such as Blackpool, Lancashire and Swansea, Wales, with many families staying at accommodation called holiday camps. This tradition has faded significantly due to competition from overseas package holiday operators, rising operational costs, and rapidly changing demand which forced many holiday camps to close in the 1980s and 1990s.

See also

For more information on tourism in the United Kingdom please see the articles for the constituent parts of the UK:

The World Heritage Sites of the United Kingdom: cultural sites marked red, natural sites marked green, mixed site (St Kilda) marked blue. Names are abridged to fit on the map. Greater London is home to the cultural sites of Maritime Greenwich, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Tower of London, and Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church.

References

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