UK overseas visits climb to record high
UK overseas visits reached an all-time high in the year to the end of August, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.
A total of 69.6 million Brits travelled overseas in the 12 months, up from 68.6 the previous year.
Visits to Europe and North America rose by 1% but travel to long-haul destinations rose by 7%, representing 1 in 7 of all trips made.
ABTA president Justin Fleming said: “Our love affair with foreign travel is in fine shape.
“Europe is still our number one destination but we are increasingly looking to visit other parts of the world and ABTA members are at the forefront of making these dreams a reality.”
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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