"Figure 9: Overseas visits for holiday purposes by UK residents had increased by 60% in 2019 from 2000 while visits to friends and families overseas had increased by 228%","" "UK residents' visits abroad by purpose, UK, 2000 to 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. Data collection by the International Passenger Survey (IPS) was suspended 16 March 2020. For the period April to December 2020 the figures in this release are based on administrative sources and modelling; estimates prior to April 2020 are based on data collected from the IPS. 2. Visits for miscellaneous purposes include those for study, to attend sporting events, for shopping, health, religious, or for other purposes, together with visits for more than one purpose when none predominates (for example, visits both on business and on holiday). Overseas visitors staying overnight in the UK on their way to other destinations are also included in miscellaneous purposes. " "Unit","Visits (thousands)" "","" "","Holiday ","Business ","Visit Friends or Relatives ","Miscellaneous " "2000","36685","8872","7178","4102" "2001","38670","8220","7727","3664" "2002","39902","8073","7870","3532" "2003","41197","7892","8527","3807" "2004","42912","8140","9799","3343" "2005","44175","8556","10648","3063" "2006","45287","9102","11963","3184" "2007","45437","9018","12214","2781" "2008","45531","8920","12392","2168" "2009","41218","7699","12817","1778" "2010","41415","8244","13056","1933" "2011","42723","8632","14255","1883" "2012","41735","8704","14494","1925" "2013","43104","8639","15325","1891" "2014","45044","8719","16582","1858" "2015","48547","9041","18008","2022" "2016","50848","8762","19733","2415" "2017","54433","8802","21846","2161" "2018","57346","9299","22142","1784" "2019","58668","8979","23523","1916"