Visitation and spend statistics published by the UN World Tourism Organization for 2018 show:
- UK international visitation down 5.3% vs. worldwide international arrivals up 6.0%
- UK international visitor spend down 2.3%
UNWTO attributes this shrinkage in UK inbound to diminished interest in UK as a holiday destination by citizens of EU states, who normally make up nearly 70% of international visitors to the UK.
VisitBritain projects further shrinkage in visitation from the EU in 2019.
Britain's departure from the EU dragging on from March to April and now to October isn't helping.
