GB 6.024 6.294 +4.5% 6.024 6.294 +4.5% England 5.139 5.398 +5.0% 5.139 5.398 +5.0% GB 14.822 14.669-1.0% 14.822 14.669-1.0% England 12.615 12.287-2.6% 12.615 12.287-2.6% GB 923 1017 +10.2% 923 1017 +10.2% England 755 877 +16.2% 755 877 +16.2% January represented a fairly positive start to 2012 for GB tourism with trips increasing by +5% compared to January 2011. Nights decreased slightly by -1% although spend increased by +10%. These findings suggest slightly shorter but more expensive trips taking place in January 2012, helped by a positive month for business trips which tend to be short but high in spend. In volume and value terms, GB trips in January were at the highest level reported in the past 6 years: Jan 2012 (6.3m) compared to 2011 (6.0m), 2010 (5.4m), 2009 (5.6m), 2008 (6.1m), 2007 (5.8m).
GB 1.681 1.934 +15.1% 1.681 1.934 +15.1% England 1.395 1.532 +9.8% 1.395 1.532 +9.8% GB 3.945 4.779 +21.1% 3.945 4.779 +21.1% England 3.130 3.723 +18.9% 3.130 3.723 +18.9% January February March April May June July August September October November December YTD Jan-Jan GB 326 418 +28.2% 326 418 +28.2% England 265 345 +30.2% 265 345 +30.2% Holiday trips, nights and spend during the month reported increases on January 2011 of +15%, +21% and +28%, respectively. As a result, GB holiday trips reported a very strong Jan 2012 (1.9m) when compared to previous years: 2011 (1.7m), 2010 (1.6m), 2009 (1.7m), 2008 (1.6m), 2007 (1.5m).
GB 2.854 2.666-6.6% 2.854 2.666-6.6% England 2.489 2.370-4.8% 2.489 2.370-4.8% GB 6.210 6.053-2.5% 6.210 6.053-2.5% England 5.368 5.178-3.5% 5.368 5.178-3.5% GB 254 243-4.3% 254 243-4.3% England 213 210-1.4% 213 210-1.4% Unlike holiday tourism, January 2012 saw decreases on the equivalent month in 2011 with trips, nights and spend decreasing by - 7%, -3% and -4%, respectively. Consequently, VFR trips in Britain in January 2012 (2.7m) were slightly lower than those reported in 2011 (2.9m) but at a higher level than previous years with the exception of 2008: 2010 (2.5m), 2009 (2.6m), 2008 (2.8m) and 2007 (2.6m).
GB 1.259 1.404 +11.5% 1.259 1.404 +11.5% England 1.065 1.247 +17.1% 1.065 1.247 +17.1% GB 2.765 3.293 +19.1% 2.765 3.293 +19.1% England 2.326 2.953 +27.0% 2.326 2.953 +27.0% GB 296 319 +7.8% 296 319 +7.8% England 233 290 +24.5% 233 290 +24.5% Business trips in January have seen increases on 2011 in trips (+12%), nights (+19%) and spend (+8%) With the exception of 2007 and 2008 (1.5m, respectively) business trips in GB during January 2012 (1.4m) reported a strong month when compared to 2009 and 2010 (1.1m, respectively) and 2011 (1.3m).
TRIPS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GB 5.769 6.139 5.594 5.417 6.024 6.294 1.466 1.578 1.705 1.632 1.681 1.934 2.588 2.834 2.591 2.516 2.854 2.666 1.451 1.458 1.114 1.088 1.259 1.404 England 4.850 5.263 4.723 4.534 5.139 5.398 1.219 1.306 1.368 1.273 1.395 1.532 2.221 2.480 2.258 2.202 2.489 2.370 1.208 1.301 0.933 0.893 1.065 1.247 ALL TOURISM, Jan Jan period HOLIDAYS, Jan Jan period VFR, Jan Jan period Business, Jan - Jan period BEDNIGHTS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GB 15.044 16.146 13.797 11.819 14.822 14.669 4.028 4.055 4.661 3.480 3.945 4.779 6.804 7.602 5.859 5.893 6.210 6.053 2.981 3.437 2.706 2.117 2.765 3.293 England 12.139 13.595 11.462 9.512 12.615 12.287 3.258 3.342 3.705 2.601 3.130 3.723 5.895 6.759 5.040 4.891 5.368 5.178 2.405 2.898 2.257 1.720 2.326 2.953 EXPENDITURE 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GB 880 991 818 726 923 1,017 254 338 292 304 326 418 231 240 212 186 254 243 329 394 291 207 296 319 England 692 843 644 596 755 877 194 286 235 241 265 345 197 202 177 154 213 210 266 338 211 174 233 290,,
Av. Trip Length 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GB 2.61 2.63 2.47 2.18 2.46 2.33 2.75 2.57 2.73 2.13 2.35 2.47 2.63 2.68 2.26 2.34 2.18 2.27 2.05 2.36 2.43 1.95 2.20 2.35 England 2.50 2.58 2.43 2.10 2.45 2.28 2.67 2.56 2.71 2.04 2.24 2.43 2.65 2.73 2.23 2.22 2.16 2.18 1.99 2.23 2.42 1.93 2.18 2.37 Av. / Night 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GB 58 61 59 61 62 69 63 83 63 87 83 87 34 32 36 32 41 40 110 115 108 98 107 97 England 57 62 56 63 60 71 60 86 63 93 85 93 33 30 35 31 40 41 111 117 93 101 100 98 Av. / Trip 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GB 153 161 146 134 153 162 173 214 171 186 194 216 89 85 82 74 89 91 227 270 261 190 235 227 England 143 160 136 131 147 162 159 219 172 189 190 225 89 81 78 70 86 89 220 260 226 195 219 233,,