In this section you will find details of the UK's 'league position' in terms of both international tourist arrivals and earnings, along with a comparison of trends in inbound tourism to the UK with those for other leading destinations during the current year. Additionally quarterly reports published by the European Travel Commission entitled 'European Tourism - Trends and Prospects' are available.
Top global destinations
Each year the United Nations World Tourism Organisation produce a league table showing the top destinations for international tourism, this note summarises the latest findings.
- Competitor trends
Here you will find a summary of the latest trends in international tourism to selected destinations, with an Excel worksheet showing results in the form of a table, and a worksheet showing results in chart format.
Foresight issue 88
The February 2011 edition of Foresight presented a first glimpse at outturn figures for global, European and UK international tourism in 2010.
Quarterly European Travel Commission reports covering trends and prospects for European tourism are available to download via the ETC website