International tourist spending in the UK Q1 2015-Q4 2021
Spending of inbound tourists in the United Kingdom fell sharply in 2020 and 2021 over the previous years due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the expenditure of international visitors in the UK amounted to three billion British pounds, increasing remarkably over the previous quarter but staying way below pre-pandemic levels. Over the same period, inbound visits to the United Kingdom totaled approximately 3.6 million. Overall, data for 2021 mainly refer to air passengers since it was not possible to conduct passenger surveys at the Eurotunnel and UK ports. Figures from the port of Dover were included only from the third quarter of the year.
