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: 15854
  • 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 | 24.26% Visitors | 1033 Hotels

  • Edinburgh
    Popularity: 2 | 2.99% Visitors | 127 Hotels

  • Manchester
    Popularity: 3 | 2.17% Visitors | 125 Hotels

  • Glasgow
    Popularity: 4 | 1.54% Visitors | 112 Hotels

  • Birmingham
    Popularity: 5 | 1.32% Visitors | 131 Hotels

  • Liverpool
    Popularity: 6 | 1.21% Visitors | 92 Hotels

  • Blackpool
    Popularity: 7 | 1.12% Visitors | 75 Hotels

  • Belfast
    Popularity: 8 | 0.94% Visitors | 49 Hotels

  • Bournemouth
    Popularity: 9 | 0.9% Visitors | 69 Hotels

  • Brighton
    Popularity: 10 | 0.86% Visitors | 38 Hotels

  • Cardiff
    Popularity: 11 | 0.82% Visitors | 88 Hotels

  • Torquay
    Popularity: 12 | 0.79% Visitors | 113 Hotels

  • Bristol
    Popularity: 13 | 0.78% Visitors | 100 Hotels

  • Chester
    Popularity: 14 | 0.71% Visitors | 54 Hotels

  • Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Popularity: 15 | 0.67% Visitors | 80 Hotels

  • Crawley
    Popularity: 16 | 0.66% Visitors | 25 Hotels

  • York
    Popularity: 17 | 0.61% Visitors | 45 Hotels

  • Bath
    Popularity: 18 | 0.6% Visitors | 31 Hotels

  • Oxford
    Popularity: 19 | 0.58% Visitors | 59 Hotels

  • Leeds
    Popularity: 20 | 0.57% Visitors | 94 Hotels

  • Hounslow
    Popularity: 21 | 0.57% Visitors | 17 Hotels

  • Llandudno
    Popularity: 22 | 0.51% Visitors | 70 Hotels

  • Harrogate
    Popularity: 23 | 0.45% Visitors | 29 Hotels

  • Scarborough
    Popularity: 24 | 0.45% Visitors | 27 Hotels

  • Aberdeen
    Popularity: 25 | 0.44% Visitors | 65 Hotels

  • Newquay
    Popularity: 26 | 0.43% Visitors | 60 Hotels

  • Windermere
    Popularity: 27 | 0.42% Visitors | 18 Hotels

  • Sheffield
    Popularity: 28 | 0.4% Visitors | 54 Hotels

  • Hayes
    Popularity: 29 | 0.39% Visitors | 17 Hotels

  • West Drayton
    Popularity: 30 | 0.39% Visitors | 14 Hotels

  • St Helier
    Popularity: 31 | 0.38% Visitors | 31 Hotels

  • Cambridge
    Popularity: 32 | 0.38% Visitors | 43 Hotels

  • Inverness
    Popularity: 33 | 0.38% Visitors | 37 Hotels

  • Coventry
    Popularity: 34 | 0.34% Visitors | 41 Hotels

  • Southampton
    Popularity: 35 | 0.33% Visitors | 24 Hotels

  • Portsmouth
    Popularity: 36 | 0.31% Visitors | 39 Hotels

  • Reading
    Popularity: 37 | 0.31% Visitors | 55 Hotels

  • Stratford-upon-Avon
    Popularity: 38 | 0.3% Visitors | 28 Hotels

  • Nottingham
    Popularity: 39 | 0.29% Visitors | 54 Hotels

  • Norwich
    Popularity: 40 | 0.29% Visitors | 56 Hotels


Top United Kingdom Hotels

  • 1
    The Chester Residence
    6 - 9 Rothesay Place, Edinburgh
    99% recommended | 430 reviews
  • 2
    The Soho Hotel
    4 Richmond Mews, London
    97% recommended | 446 reviews
  • 3
    The Milestone Hotel
    1 Kensington Court, London
    97% recommended | 468 reviews
  • 4
    Hotel 41
    41 Buckingham Palace Road, London
    97% recommended | 711 reviews
  • 5
    The Arch London
    50 Great Cumberland Place, London
    98% recommended | 272 reviews
  • 6
    Hilton London Tower Bridge
    5 More London - Tooley Street, London
    98% recommended | 1,175 reviews
  • 7
    CitizenM Glasgow
    60 Renfrew Street (corner of Hope Street), Glasgow
    98% recommended | 961 reviews
  • 8
    Sofitel London St James
    6 Waterloo Place, London
    97% recommended | 1,304 reviews
  • 9
    Egerton House Hotel
    17-19 Egerton Terrace, Knightsbridge, London
    99% recommended | 246 reviews
  • 10
    Apex London Wall Hotel
    7-9 Copthall Avenue, London
    98% recommended | 282 reviews