Tourism is one of England’s most important industries. According to the 2010 Deloitte publication, “The Economic Contribution of the Visitor Economy: UK and the Nations”, tourism is worth £96.7bn to England´s economy, taking into account direct and indirect impacts, and supports 2.2 million jobs.

• 96.4 million domestic overnight trips were taken in England by UK residents in 2010, generating a total of £16.2bn.

• There were 25.5 million overseas visitors to England in 2010, with spending of £14.5bn.

• An estimated 872 million day trips were taken to English destinations in 2010, with spending of some £39bn*

VisitEngland´s English Tourism Factsheet is a handy two-page guide to key tourism statistics; summarising information about tourism value and volume, the accommodation sector and leading visitor attractions.

There are two more detailed factsheets, one for Inbound Tourism and one for Domestic Tourism.

For information about the value of tourism at a sub-regional level, our paper "What is Tourism Worth?" summarises ONS analysis of tourism spending, GVA and employment.

Note: If you are looking for topline information about the UK as a whole, you can find this in the Visitor Economy Facts section of the VisitBritain Insights and Statistics site.

*Projection based on 2005 data