The data displays the amount UK residents collectively on trips abroad in 2017, by purpose of travel. Holiday spending was highest that year, at over 31 billion GBP - approx. six times as much as what was spent on business travel by UK visitors in the same year. Spending on visiting friends and relatives was also higher than business travel spending.
Holiday | 31.2 |
Visiting friends or relatives | 7.5 |
Business | 4.9 |
Miscellaneous | 1.2 |