Government Statistics & Data
- Office for National Statistics
The Office of National Statistics includes data on travel and tourism, the economy, the census, population, and links to statistics from government departments. Within the Business, Industry and Trade section, the tourism industry data includes accommodation services, food and beverage services, passenger transport services, vehicle hire, travel agencies and sports, recreational and conferences services. Within the People, Population and Community section the leisure and tourism data includes tourism to the UK and UK residents travelling abroad, reasons for travel and money spent.
On the Visit Britain corporate sites you will find statistics and data on many aspects of tourism such as inbound tourism, sector research, consumer behavior, business research, developing trends, current industry performance, visitor's attitudes and experience and more.
Library Databases
- Euromonitor Passport (Euromonitor International Market Research Monitor) This link opens in a new window
A Library database - Passport provides international market research. This database holds company profiles and statistics, monitors industry trends and provides data and strategic analysis on industries such as travel and tourism and consumer food service. - IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowA Library database - IBISWorld provides industry intelligence that provides detailed performance data and analysis on the market, supply chain, operating strengths and weaknesses, external drivers, major player market strategies, industry profit and cost structure benchmarks.
Open Access Resources
- Our World in DataAn open access site with thousands of researchers reviewing and sharing “research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems” such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality”.
- UK Civil Aviation AuthorityData, statistics and reports looking at the UK aviation market including airports, airlines and consumer research.