According to the report from Office of National Statistics, visits to the UK by overseas residents fell 4% in 2018 to 37.8 million and spending by tourists and other visitors was down by 7% at 22.7 billion pounds.

UK residents made 1% fewer visits abroad last year, totalling 71.9 million trips, and their expenditure grew by 2% to 45.8 billion pounds/

• There were 2.9 million visits to the UK by overseas residents in November 2018 (5% fewer than in November 2017) and 2.8 million visits in December 2018 (9% more than in December 2017).

• Overseas residents spent £1.6 billion on visits to the UK in November 2018 (10% less than in November 2017) and £1.7 billion on visits in December 2018 (9% more than in December 2017).

• UK residents made 4.3 million visits overseas in November 2018 (the same as in November 2017) and 3.8 million visits in December 2018 (4% less than December 2017).

• UK residents spent £2.6 billion on visits overseas in November 2018 (1% less than in November 2017) and spent £2.4 billion in December 2018 (9% more than in December 2017).