The following tables set out the number of visits to England from (i) overseas and (ii) the UK where this included an overnight stay.
million Visits (all) 1997 19.6 1998 19.9 1999 21.5 2000 21.5 2001 19.3 2002 20.5 2003 21.2 2004 23.6 2005 25.3 Source: International Passenger Survey (ONS)
million Visits (all) 1997 125.6 1998 115.4 1999 137.7 2000 140.4 2001 131.9 2002 134.9 2003 121.3 2004 101.4 2005 111.2 Source: UK Tourism Survey (National Tourist Boards). The methodology for the UKTS changed in 2005 meaning that comparisons with previous years should be treated with caution. This change occurred due to concerns with the quality of 2004 data, which is thought to be an under-representation of the true position.
In addition, a substantial number of day visits are made to, or within, England. The last leisure day visits survey in 2002-03 recorded a total of over 900 million tourism day visits to destinations in England.