September-2023-IPS-Monthly-Summary-Published-19th-December-2023.pdf
Summary report from VisitBritain on International Passenger Survey covering September 2023.
Key highlights include:
- Inbound visits to the UK in September totalled at 3.0m visits, down 8% vs September 2019. Compared to September 2022, visits were up 2%, indicating a continued slowdown in the y-o-y growth trend (June was up 17%, July was up 13% and August was up 4% vs 2022).
- Visitor spend reached £2.7bn in September 2023, up 3% vs 2019 and up 1% vs 2022. It was the second highest September on record, behind the £2.9bn record in September 2017. In real terms, inbound spend to the UK was down 16% vs September 2019.
- Inbound visitors spent £881 per visit on average in September 2023, up 12% vs September 2019 (and down 1% vs 2022). In real terms, visitor spending was down 8% vs 2019.
