International Visits by Great Britain Region, 2024

Great Britain regions by international visits; M visits, 2024.

What the Data Shows

Great Britain regions are ranked by international visits in 2024. The 11 rows cover the nine English regions, Scotland and Wales and count visits rather than unique visitors. London ranked first with 20.9 million visits. The South East ranked second with 4.6 million, while Northern Ireland is outside the regional source frame.

Data table

Unit: thousand visits · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1London20.95M2024
2South East4.59M2024
3Scotland4.37M2024
4North West3.37M2024
5South West2.39M2024
6East of England2.38M2024
7West Midlands1.99M2024
8Yorkshire1.12M2024
9East Midlands1.09M2024
10Wales0.93M2024
11North East0.43M2024

Sources

Source 1: Inbound Tourism by Region

Publisher: VisitBritain and Office for National Statistics

Dataset/table: International visits and visitor spending by Great Britain region

Units: thousand visits and £ million

Date checked: 2026-07-15

Evidence: Supports 2024 inbound visits and spending for the nine English regions, Scotland and Wales.

Data notes & caveats

Visits are trips recorded through the International Passenger Survey and do not represent unique visitors.

Methodology

The 2024 visit counts for the nine English regions, Scotland and Wales were ranked from highest to lowest.

Source consistency notes

All rows use the same 2024 source family, regional geography and visit-count definition.

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