United Kingdom Travel & Tourism

Take a step into a picturesque landscape and a welcoming culture made up of not one, but four countries. The United Kingdom consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England is vastly the largest country in the United Kingdom and boasts more than 600 miles of rugged and dramatic coastlines, gently rolling hills and the largest city in Europe. Visit London’s famous Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the British Museum as you stroll through city’s stone streets. Cultural sites such as Hadrian’s Wall, Canterbury Cathedral and Stonehenge dot England’s spacious countryside. Travel to Northern Ireland to view stone abbeys, the historic walled city of Londonderry and the geographic wonder known as the Giant’s Causeway. Scotland features 800 islands that greet tourists with some of the most breathtaking mountains and coastlines in the world. Visit the Edinburgh Castle in Old Town, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney or one of the country’s famous whisky distilleries. The country of Wales entices visitors with its outdoor attractions such as Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and its small inviting villages such as Brecon Beacons, which invites tourists in with modern hotels and a pint of locally brewed ale.


Worldwide Tourism Popularity Ranking: 5 of 230


Air Travel

  • Quality of Airports: Good (5.7 of 7)
  • Number of Airlines: 167
  • Number of Arriving Passengers: 28199000

Hotels & Lodging

  • Quality of Lodging: Average (3.9 of 5)
  • Number of Hotels: 16238
  • Average Room Rate: $138.44
 

Purpose of Visit

  • Business Trip: 17%
  • Family Vacation: 16%
  • Couples Getaway: 53%
  • Friends Trip: 10%
  • Solo Travel: 12%
 

Top Vacation Destinations in United Kingdom

Most popular cities in United Kingdom in terms of percentage of visitors and number of hotels:

  • London

    Popularity: 1 | 24.87% Visitors | 1053 Hotels

  • Edinburgh

    Popularity: 2 | 2.96% Visitors | 128 Hotels

  • Manchester

    Popularity: 3 | 2.04% Visitors | 129 Hotels

  • Glasgow

    Popularity: 4 | 1.51% Visitors | 118 Hotels

  • Birmingham

    Popularity: 5 | 1.27% Visitors | 134 Hotels

  • Liverpool

    Popularity: 6 | 1.12% Visitors | 94 Hotels

  • Blackpool

    Popularity: 7 | 1.09% Visitors | 77 Hotels

  • York

    Popularity: 8 | 0.95% Visitors | 46 Hotels

  • Belfast

    Popularity: 9 | 0.93% Visitors | 49 Hotels

  • Brighton

    Popularity: 10 | 0.9% Visitors | 38 Hotels

  • Bournemouth

    Popularity: 11 | 0.9% Visitors | 69 Hotels

  • Leeds

    Popularity: 12 | 0.84% Visitors | 95 Hotels

  • Cardiff

    Popularity: 13 | 0.8% Visitors | 89 Hotels

  • Torquay

    Popularity: 14 | 0.78% Visitors | 125 Hotels

  • Bristol

    Popularity: 15 | 0.73% Visitors | 102 Hotels

  • Bath

    Popularity: 16 | 0.65% Visitors | 33 Hotels

  • Chester

    Popularity: 17 | 0.64% Visitors | 56 Hotels

  • Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Popularity: 18 | 0.62% Visitors | 82 Hotels

  • Oxford

    Popularity: 19 | 0.6% Visitors | 59 Hotels

  • Crawley

    Popularity: 20 | 0.59% Visitors | 26 Hotels

  • Llandudno

    Popularity: 21 | 0.48% Visitors | 70 Hotels

  • Newquay

    Popularity: 22 | 0.47% Visitors | 60 Hotels

  • Nottingham

    Popularity: 23 | 0.45% Visitors | 54 Hotels

  • Stratford-upon-Avon

    Popularity: 24 | 0.45% Visitors | 28 Hotels

  • Hounslow

    Popularity: 25 | 0.44% Visitors | 17 Hotels

  • Scarborough

    Popularity: 26 | 0.43% Visitors | 28 Hotels

  • Windermere

    Popularity: 27 | 0.42% Visitors | 19 Hotels

  • Harrogate

    Popularity: 28 | 0.42% Visitors | 29 Hotels

  • Aberdeen

    Popularity: 29 | 0.41% Visitors | 66 Hotels

  • Inverness

    Popularity: 30 | 0.39% Visitors | 38 Hotels

  • St Helier

    Popularity: 31 | 0.38% Visitors | 31 Hotels

  • West Drayton

    Popularity: 32 | 0.38% Visitors | 15 Hotels

  • Cambridge

    Popularity: 33 | 0.37% Visitors | 44 Hotels

  • Sheffield

    Popularity: 34 | 0.36% Visitors | 56 Hotels

  • Hayes

    Popularity: 35 | 0.35% Visitors | 17 Hotels

  • Portsmouth

    Popularity: 36 | 0.29% Visitors | 39 Hotels

  • Southampton

    Popularity: 37 | 0.29% Visitors | 24 Hotels

  • Coventry

    Popularity: 38 | 0.28% Visitors | 42 Hotels

  • St Ives

    Popularity: 39 | 0.28% Visitors | 29 Hotels

  • Reading

    Popularity: 40 | 0.28% Visitors | 56 Hotels

 

Top United Kingdom Hotels