You asked
I would like to submit a Freedom of Information request for the following country-specific data grouped within Tables 4.04 and 4.05 and Tables 5.04 and 5.05 of your "Travel Trends: 2019" publication.
For each of the following countries:
- Brunei
- Chile
- Malaysia
- Peru
- Singapore
- Vietnam
Table 4.04
For "Business visits":
- Number of visits (thousands)
- Number of nights (thousands)
- Total spending (£ million)
Table 4.0
For "Business visits":
- Average stay (nights)
- Average spend per visit (£)
- Average spend per day (£)
Table 5.04
For "Business visits":
- Number of visits (thousands)
- Number of nights (thousands)
- Total spending (£ million)
Table 5.05
For "Business visits":
- Average stay (nights)
- Average spend per visit (£)
- Average spend per day (£)
We said
Thank you for your queries and data request.
You asked about data on business visits in 2019, which you have located on our website. This data publication shows the annual numbers for both Overseas and UK residents in 2019 and is the annual publication of travel trends estimates. Tables in this publication provide data for overseas residents' business visits by their country of residence (Table 4.04) and UK residents' business visits to various countries (Table 5.05). Your request is for countries not shown in this publication.
Unfortunately, we do not hold analysis for the countries specified and are therefore unable to provide this in answer to your freedom of information request. In order to fulfil this request, we would need to create a bespoke analysis. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Public Authorities are not obligated to create information in order to respond to requests. We therefore consider this to be information not held.
However, the requested data may be available to commission as bespoke analysis if the number of cases is enough to provide robust estimates. Such services would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources and agreement of costs. If you would like to discuss the provision of this bespoke dataset, please contact socialsurveys@ons.gov.uk to discuss your requirements further.