Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The International Passenger Survey (IPS) aims to collect data on both credits and debits for the travel account of the Balance of Payments, provide detailed visit information on overseas visitors to the United Kingdom (UK) for tourism policy, and collect data on international migration.
The International Passenger Survey, 2024 has undergone transformation from July 2024 through data collection changes and methodological developments. Information regarding these changes can be found in the 'Improving our Travel and Tourism Statistics Articles' under the study Resources section. The articles provide further information on these changes and the key data considerations to be aware of. As a result the estimates that have been published as official statistics in development, indicating further development and quality assurance is required before they can be published as official statistics.
Main Topics:
Each of the three data files covers different topics, as it follows:'Airmiles': quarter; flow; serial; UK port or route; direct leg overseas port; final overseas port; distance from UK port to first port; from first to second port; from UK port to second port.'Qreg': year; quarter; month; flow; serial; towns stayed in overnight; details of type of accommodation; number of nights spent in towns; expenditure in towns; regional stay weight; regional visit weight; regional expenditure weight; various validation checks.'Custom': year; quarter; month; flow; serial; nationality; country of visit/residence; UK counties; date visit began; purpose of visit; intended length of stay; number of people; package tour and cost; expenditure pre-, post- and during visit; flight prefix and suffix; first carrier air or shipping line; direct leg overseas port; final overseas port; long- or short-haul; type of vehicle; number travelling in vehicle; fare type and cost; class of travel; business trip; type of flight; flight origin or destination; gender; age group; UK port or route; quality of response; date of interview; money transfer, net and total expenditure; type of transport; arrivals (number of adults); departures (type of travelling group, number of adults and children); weighting variables; various validation checks.Data are no longer collected for the 'Alcohol' data file, so this file is not available from 2024 onwards.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Face-to-face interview
