International tourist arrivals and real world GDP

Chart shows the number of tourist arrivals and world GDP since 1980, with trends. Showing tourism is a robust and growing industry that has quickly rebounded from external shocks.

UK leisure travel market 2000-13, number of passengers

The UK leisure travel market continues to grow. Total number of passengers for 2008 was 46 million, the compound annual growth rate for the past 5 years was 2%, and the forecast for the next 5 years is 2%. There were 27 million independent passengers in 2008, with a compound annual growth rate for the past 5 years of 5% and a forecast for the next 5 years of 4%. There were 19 million package holiday passengers, with a compound annual growth rate for the past 5 years of -1%, and a forecast for the next 5 years of 0%.