Tourism: Young People
(asked on 22nd July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of youth travel in growing the UK tourism industry.
This question was answered on 5th August 2019
According to VisitBritain research, the UK received 12.1m visits from people aged between 16-34, who spent £7.2bn while they were here in 2018. On average they spent approximately 8 nights in the UK during their stay.
With 63% of inbound travellers to the UK being return visitors, the youth travel market can be important for supporting long-term tourism growth.