Office for National Statistics Releases Figures on Who Travels to the UK

It now appears that the Office for National Statistics has just recently released the latest quarterly figures showing the travel to and from the UK for the year. The report shows that travel, both inward and outward travel has fallen year on year.

According the second quarter figures, Spain is the most popular destination for UK travelers. Around 3,351,000 visits took place from the UK to Spain between April and June. This was followed by France, Ireland, and then the United States. Apparently the least popular place for Brits to travel to is Estonia with only 4,000 Brits traveling to the area over the second quarter.

As far as what people are coming to the UK, the French were, by far, the most popular. Almost 1,100,000 people choose to visit the UK from France. This was followed by Germans, Americans, and then Irish travelers. Unfortunately for the UK, Spain does not return the love that Brits show for its country. Only 531,000 chose to visit the UK from Spain.

Thus, this brings up the question of what these numbers have to do with emigration. Well experts have now suggested that the UK is starting to see more people trying to move to the UK from countries that tend to visit the UK the most often. Likewise, it appears that many Brits choose to leave the UK and live in countries that are traveled to the most by Brits. This means that travelers more than likely visit an area before they choose to just move there. Although this may seem like common sense, some studies have suggested that some emigrants simply choose what area they want to move to by word of mouth.